Sodastream on Nostr: One clear example is the 2010 release of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks. These ...

One clear example is the 2010 release of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks. These cables included blunt US assessments describing Russia as a “virtual mafia state” with rampant corruption, where the government, organized crime, oligarchs, and security forces were deeply intertwined. They alleged high-level protection rackets, bribery, and that Vladimir Putin had amassed illicit wealth (with some claims he knew about operations like the Litvinenko poisoning in London)