Some examples of news from Telegram, showing why this platform is so vital

The following are (sometimes) translated examples of someone’s account on Telegram. I do not know if the stories reported are true, but it is possible to run this down. I posted these because I want to show examples of the kind of traffic I see on this network, and why it is such a vital link for real information.

Again, I make no claim to the veracity of these posts, only that they are there because… free speech!

Enjoy!

Example 1: (Translated)

To my friends from Telegram. Fly to the Russian Federation immediately.

1. On January 23, Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested in the USA. BTC Banker bot in Telegram. At that time, the largest bot for exchanging cryptocurrency. A few weeks later, the entire project team was jailed. Including Pavel Lerner (creator of the Eksmo and Utorg exchanges).

The team has been sitting in France all this time. Awaiting trial. Nothing is happening, no information is coming in. I called the girlfriend of one of the team members yesterday.

The French court, the prosecutor’s office and Europol do not decide anything. They just broadcast the accusation from the USA. I saw the accusation in the case. Lawyers are completely useless. In cases of this level, with interest from the US, they have no influence on anything.

Of the entire team, only Anton Shkurenko jumped out, who decided to sit in Moscow. Everyone who was outside the Russian Federation was accepted.

2. On December 23, upon arrival in France, my friend was arrested. There is no information about this in the Russian media at all. Those who are into crypto exchange know him. The French also took in other people, in their opinion, who are connected. Including the pregnant housewife wife of my arrested friend. There has been no information since December. They are just sitting and waiting. In the same detention center as the people from BTC Banker.

Only the part of the team that was in the Russian Federation bounced back. Of course, now they do not leave the Russian Federation.

3. Two years ago, my friends from Tornado Cash were arrested. Those who were abroad were taken in. Lesha was given 6 years in the EU. Roma, thank God, was given home confinement pending trial in the USA. Waiting for trial is very scary, nerves are burning wildly because of the unknown.

Only those who were in the Russian Federation bounced back from Tornado. They are doing well.

4. A month ago, a group of Russians, about 10 people, were accepted to the UAE. And immediately extradited to the USA. There is nothing about this in any media. The charge is circumvention of sanctions through payments in crypto.

The part of the team that was on the Russian side bounced back.

5. Vinnik and BTC-e. You know everything about this. It is worth mentioning that the employees of the successor, the Vex exchange, were also arrested abroad later. And I am 100% sure that they were released only under very special conditions. Namely, full recruitment. You could say that he was lucky. Otherwise, he would have to sit for a long time.

6. Roma Sterlingov. The creator of the Bitcoin Fog mixer. He was accepted at the age of 21. Roma was unlucky, he was not given home imprisonment before the trial. He waited three and a half years in a US prison. The jury trial took place quite recently. They gave him 30 years. The prosecution requested 50 years. 10 days ago, Roman’s defense council filed a 37-page petition challenging the sentence, here is a link to the document:

Click to access gov.uscourts.dcd.232431.321.0.pdf

But I think it’s useless.

Summary.
Five of the six tragedies above happened before my eyes. I knew the team members. Statistics clearly show that sitting abroad is the worst possible decision.

In the worst case scenario in your home country: In the Russian Federation, there are no long sentences for such crimes at all. And the level of comfort of serving time in a penal colony in the Russian Federation is comparable to Norwegian prisons.

Practice shows that they don’t touch you in the Russian Federation. Especially now, when the world has become bipolar. And even before the split: remember Jan Marsalek. He is doing well in the Russian Federation.

There is nothing that can be done for Pavel. Pavel’s arrest is not the beginning of the process. It is the result of long-term work by a large number of specialists in the USA.

I personally, with my own eyes, saw the charges in the above processes. They were not prepared by Interpol and Europol. They were prepared by the USA. France is simply a place of residence and waiting. Interpol headquarters is located there. And local authorities and law enforcement agencies are a relay station for the USA.

The chronology of other cases shows that after the first arrest, then always, without exception, there are arrests of teams. Those team members who made the decision to urgently fly to the Russian Federation – their fate turned out well.

Others who decided to defend themselves in the West – their fates turned out badly. I could give another five examples, everything is exactly the same there.

Friends, your main goal now is to take care of yourselves. Perhaps, every hour counts for you. Find an opportunity for emergency travel to your homeland. And do not build illusions that the UAE is a neutral zone.

Example 2:

Dear Faithful,

Let us even more fervently continue to pray for our Orthodox brothers and sisters in Ukraine. The Government in Ukraine just passed a bill that intends to make it illegal to be part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Church is already suffering very severe persecution. The allegation that it is a “Russian agent” (the primary reason put forth for the ban and persecution) has been definitively proven to be a lie.

The most sorrowful reality is that the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is perpetuated and and supported by a group under the Ecumenical Patriarchate, known as the “OCU”. This group is one of the primary facilitators of violence against Orthodox Christians in Ukraine. Sadly, the Ecumenical Patriarch has not spoken a word on behalf of the persecuted Christians but rather gives support to the Ukrainian government officials that drafted the bill outlawing the Orthodox Church and gives the OCU official covering and approval.

And to add to the tragedy, the religious council of Ukraine, which includes prominent Roman Catholics and Protestants has supported the banning of the Orthodox Church.

But let us remember that our Lord said, “Blessed are you when you are persecuted for My Name’s sake.” The Truth of Christ Jesus will suffer persecution from those who are but agents of this world. Let us remember also to pray for those who are persecuting, that they may come to their senses and repent. https://spzh.live/en/news/81679-verkhovna-rada-adopts-bill-no-8371-banning-the-uoc

Members of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations supported the totalitarian bill 8371 and the persecution of Ukrainian Christians.

Having long become instruments in the hands of lobbyists for the destruction of the UOC, the leaders of several Ukrainian religious organizations have, in fact, become accomplices in the future pogrom.

Accomplices in the destruction of freedom of religion in Ukraine, the Constitution and basic human rights.

It is impossible to imagine that at least one of those who made the statements does not know what horrific consequences the adoption of bill 8371 will lead to. As well as to imagine that none of them are familiar with the scale of terror and persecution of believers and clergy of the UOC.

There is no doubt that such statements are made to manipulate reality and conceal the crime against the rights and freedoms of Christians in Ukraine.

Below we publish a translation of the words of everyone who had a hand in the repression of the largest Christian denomination in the country.

#illegal_prosecution
#freedomforUOC
#religious_discrimination
#truth_about_Ukraine

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