Amazon breached UK’s sanctions against russia, claims ex-employee at tribunal
Amazon allegedly sold access to its image recognition service Rekognition to the russian company VisionLabs. Information about this surfaced at the trial of former Amazon Web Services (AWS) employee Charles Forrest, writes the Financial Times.
Briton Forrest claims that the contract for the supply of Rekognition solutions to VisionLabs was signed back in 2020. VisionLabs bought access to the technology “through what appears to be a shell company based in the Netherlands.” The contract went on despite the invasion of Ukraine and sanctions.
In May 2023, he reported Amazon's illegal activities to the UK House of Commons Defense Select Committee and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
Amazon denies his claims “based on the available evidence and payment records.”
VisionLabs facial recognition are used in the city video surveillance system “Safe City”, Sberbank, the Moscow metro and the Federal Tax Service.
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🇪🇺 According to the preliminary results of the european elections, more far-right and conservative parties are entering the European Parliament.
🇩🇪 In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party came in third place after the pro-Russian Alternative for Germany. The opposition Conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union is in first place.
🇫🇷 In France, President Macron dissolved the parliament (National Assembly). This was due to the triumphant victory of Marine Le Pen's right-wing radical National Rally party. Macron's party received half as many votes, which led the far-right to demand the dissolution of the National Assembly. The elections are scheduled for June 30 and July 7.
🇦🇹 In Austria, the pro-Russian Freedom Party is the likely winner.
🇸🇰 In Slovakia, the Slovak opposition party Progressive Slovakia took first place in the elections, and the party of Prime Minister Robert Fico came in second.
🇬🇷 In Greece, the New Democracy movement of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis retained the lead.
🇪🇸 The opposition Popular Party wins in Spain.
🇫🇮 The ruling NRP led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo wins in Finland. This is a good sign for Ukraine.
🇧🇪 Belgium : The liberal party of the country's prime minister, Alexandre Decro - Open Vld, is defeated. Against this background, he is resigning (the prime minister promised F-16s, so this is potentially a concerning moment for Ukraine).
The pro-Ukrainian European People's Party (EPP) remains the leading faction in the European Parliament with 181 seats, but the influence of right-wing, pro-Russian forces and conservatives has become stronger.
🥇🏃♀️Ukraine's Liudmyla Olianovska surged past her rival two or three meters from the line, leaving a look of horror on García-Caro's face.
The 31-year-old Olianovska, a silver medalist at the European Championships 10 years ago, later dedicated the medal to Ukraine.
“I was tired in the last kilometer and the last meters, but I wanted to win this medal for my country so much,”
she said, per European Athletics.
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🇺🇦 Total of 20 Ukrainian F-16 pilots are expected to graduate by the end of this year — half of the 40 needed to operate a full squadron of 20 jets, — Politico citing the former DOD official
The Biden administration has told Kyiv it lacks the school seats in its Arizona-based program to accept more than 12 pilot trainees at a time. Denmark will train 8 pilots by the end of the year. Eight new pilots are scheduled to begin training in Romania
To fully train the pilots of all 80+ F-16s that will be transferred to Ukraine, another year and a half is needed
@worldnewschat
Vasya, a dog who served with Ukrainian military, has died. He chewed off his paw to get out of a trap
The dog of the cane-corso breed died due to a serious illness. He had been serving with the Ukrainian military in Donbas since 2016.
During the service, Vasya got tangled in the wire near the militants' positions. The scouts planned to evacuate the dog, however, he soon returned to his own. As it turned out, the dog chewed his paw to get out.
The dog Vasya was given a prosthesis in Poland. After rehabilitation, he returned to Ukraine to his owners.
I hope he makes it to the Kobzon concert
✔️ Attempt on a traitor - Kupyan mayor-collaborator Hennadiy Matsegora is in critical condition
👤 On June 7, 2024, in the city of Old Oskol in russia, an attempt was made on the traitor of Ukraine Hennadiy Matsehora, who held the position of the mayor of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, from the party of the opposition party.
❗️ Matsegora voluntarily agreed to fully cooperate with the russian invaders.
👉 In particular, in June 2022, he signed the so-called protocol on the creation of the occupying Kharkiv administration and publicly announced it.
❗️ After the liberation, Kup'yansk escaped with the russians to the Belgorod region, where the Moscow masters placed increased security in Matsegora, which, however, did not spare the collaborating mayor.
☑️ Currently, for the second day in a row, Moscow doctors are trying to prevent Matsegory from going to the Kobzon concert. The condition of the traitor of the Ukrainian people is critical.
- GUR
@ukrainejournal
⚡️BREAKING:
‼️ Su-57 was hit for the first time
💥 On June 8, 2024, a Su-57 multi-purpose fighter of the aggressor state was hit on the territory of the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of the russian Federation, located 589 kilometers from the line of combat.
✔️ This is evidenced by satellite images of the aircraft parking at the enemy airfield.
☑️ The pictures show that on June 7th, the Su-57 was standing intact, and on the eighth, there were ruptures from the explosion and characteristic spots of fire caused by fire damage near it.
👉 Su-57 is Moscow's most modern fighter, which can be used to strike Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles.
✈️ There are a few units of the specified combat aircraft in service with the russian Aerospace Forces.
❗️ Damage to the Su-57 is the first such case in history.
🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!
- GUR
@ukrainejournal
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 74 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.