Putin takes control of Russian wallets - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD

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Russia has taken another major step toward total financial surveillance. Under new rules, the state security system now has direct access to every non-cash transaction made by Russian citizens — from major transfers to everyday purchases.

Rosfinmonitoring, a law-enforcement agency rather than a financial regulator, can now monitor payments made through Russia’s main systems without court orders or formal requests. Officially, this is described as a fight against money laundering. In practice, it allows the state to track daily life through spending habits, association, and behavior.

New episode of Break the Fake with Benjamin Lee explains how financial control is becoming a tool of political control — and why, in today’s Russia, money itself has become evidence.

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