Silicon Bites Ep346 | 2026-06-04 | Some uninvited guests from HUR, the Ukrainian intelligence services have decided to decorate the backdrop to Putin’s prestigious economic forum in St Petersburg. And it looks truly beautiful. I love the sight of Russia burning in the morning, especially when it’s so humiliating for the killer gnome in the Kremlin. Mos Eisley on the Neva: how Putin’s prestige forum opened this morning with a massive fire on its horizon, an American delegation of influencers, cranks, and trump appointees inside, and Russia’s largest northwestern oil terminal burning six kilometres from the conference hall.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SOURCES:TASS — "29th International Economic Forum begins its work in St. Petersburg" (3 June 2026) TASS — "About thirty US companies to attend SPIEF 2026 — AmCham" (2 June 2026)Interfax — "St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to open June 3" (2 June 2026) EconoTimes — "Putin's 'Russian Davos' Draws U.S. Influencers, Officials, and Global Business Figures Amid Economic Struggles" (3 June 2026) NEXTA (X / Twitter) — Documentation of Andrew Tate arrival in St Petersburg "welcomed with honours at the airport"; Gerhard Schröder also in Russia ahead of forum; Candace Owens framing (1 June 2026)Meduza — "Well, He's a Right-Wing Extremist" (30 May 2026) — SPIEF speakers' list including "people with 'scandalous reputations in their homeland'"; Candace Owens detail; far-right participation framework; Business Software Forum contextPravda.Ru / Pravda EN — "Presidents and Senior Officials From More Than 70 Countries to Join SPIEF" (2 June 2026) TASS — "Some 20,000 people from over 100 countries to take part in SPIEF 2026 — Kremlin aide" (2 June 2026) Kyiv Independent — "Fire, smoke greet Putin's Economic Forum as Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg oil terminal in major attack" (3 June 2026) RBC-Ukraine — "Drones strike oil terminal in St. Petersburg, triggering massive fire" (3 June 2026) ----------