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Single-source weight: The backbone of our citations is still the series of Kommersant court-room reports (29 May 2021; 10–12 Mar 2025). Other Russian outlets (RBC, Gazeta.ru, Vedomosti, Forbes-RU, Interfax) echo Kommersant almost verbatim. Per WP:RS and WP:NEWSORG, heavy dependence on one newsroom risks undue weight and accidental POV slant.
Limited international coverage: Outside Russia the story surfaces mainly as brief licence-revocation notes in FX trade sites (e.g. FX-Newsgroup) and CySEC penalty notices. No in-depth English-language or Cypriot investigative work has yet appeared, making it difficult to demonstrate the broader notability required under WP:ORGCRIT.
Primary vs secondary balance: Indictment PDFs uploaded to Commons are invaluable primary evidence, but under WP:PRIMARY we should use them only for routine facts. Assertions about criminal hierarchy, money-flow routes or culpability need secondary commentary.
Ongoing litigation (WP:BLPCRIME): Appeals were lodged March 2025; two key defendants remain at large. Any wording that implies final guilt should be hedged until all judicial avenues are exhausted.
Translation / transliteration inconsistencies: Russian → English names (e.g. Мунаев → Munaev / Munayev) and Greek patronymics (Αθανασιάδου vs Athanasiades) vary between sources. We should settle on MOS-Russia transliteration and supply redirects.
Currency notation: Sources mix ₽, € and US$ without constant-value equivalents. For clarity we have left figures in the original currency; editors may add approximate conversions with {{Format price|amount|code}} (for very large sums) where helpful.
To-do list
Monitor Cypriot press (e.g. *Phileleftheros*, *In-Cyprus*) and UAE/UK legal databases for extradition or civil-suit filings; any new material could diversify coverage.
Re-run news searches each quarter—especially after appellate rulings—to update ”Convicted individuals” and ”Current status”.
Seek expert commentary (academic work on money-laundering, NGO reports on Russian pyramid schemes) to counterbalance the court-centric narrative.
Ensure every Russian-language citation has a translated title via |trans-title= per WP:NONENG.
Run WP:CHECKWIKI to de-duplicate citation names with <ref name="…" />.
If anyone locates genuinely independent reporting—especially in English or Greek—please drop a note here before adding it so we can evaluate reliability.
