Sanctions Intelligence Digest - Sep-03-2024
- Number of smaller local Chinese banks reportedly ignoring US sanctions to process payments with Russia: several
- Total value of trade between Russia and China, in billions of dollars: hundreds
- Number of trade partners Russia is working with to build alternative payment systems: multiple
- Rank of Russia among countries selling natural gas to the EU post-sanctions, according to Die Welt: 2
- Number of IPTV platforms currently targeted by authorities for illegal content distribution: numerous
- Proportion of global cybersecurity investments considered crucial for corporate security: significant
- Estimated cost of maintaining robust cybersecurity measures for a medium-sized enterprise, in thousands of dollars: 200-500 annually
- Number of Western countries where the social network X (Twitter) faces potential bans or restrictions: at least 2
- Number of times former national security adviser H.R. McMaster criticizes D.C. politicians in his recent book: numerous
- Number of policy missteps by Secretary Blinken in Venezuela as criticized by The American Conservative: several
- Number of years Telegram's founder was celebrated as a free speech champion before being labeled a villain by some Western governments: over a decade
- Number of core policies Iran claims to support regarding Hezbollah: 1
- Number of consequences the U.S. will face for backing Ukraine, as warned by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: worse
- Number of development sectors North Korea's leader pushes to improve, including health and education: 3
- Number of articles proposing the U.S. to cease involvement in Venezuela published by Los Angeles Times recently: 1
- Number of times Brazilian authorities have blocked X (Twitter) amidst allegations of regulatory non-compliance: at least once
- Number of Russian journalists Putin accuses the West of persecuting to suppress inconvenient truths: unspecified, but suggested multiple
- Number of times the term “realpolitik” is used to critique U.S. policies in Venezuela according to The American Conservative: 1
- Number of disparaging words used by former national security adviser H.R. McMaster to describe Washington D.C. elites in his memoir: several
- Number of Brazilian users potentially affected by the block of X (Twitter): millions
- Total duration, in years, of perceived Western admiration for Telegram's founder before a shift in perception: several
- Financial range, in billions of dollars, of the alternative payments systems being developed by countries from Russia to China: not specified, but considerable
- Number of instances a customer was physically assaulted with a shoe in a viral incident reported by Bored Panda: 1
- Number of global leaders North Korea's Kim Jong Un has met to discuss regional development in recent months: at least 1
- Number of times Iranian foreign policy in support of Hezbollah has been declared unchangeable by its leaders: multiple times
- Number of suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea this week: 2 Source
- Panama-flagged oil tankers suspected in these Houthi rebel attacks: 1 Source
- Estimated years China’s in-house semiconductor chips lag behind industry leader TSMC: 3 Source
- Approximate billions by which American estimates of China’s annual defense spending may be flawed: 700 Source
- Number of countries where new Cicada ransomware variant targets VMware ESXi systems: unknown Source
- Instances where Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of persecuting Russian journalists: multiple Source
- Countries where free speech is reportedly in the crosshairs due to government censorship and digital control: global Source
- Social media platforms banned by Brazil’s Supreme Court: 1 (X, formerly Twitter) [Source](https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/explained-why-brazil-s-supreme-court-banned-elon-musk
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