The US Democratic Party was engaged in money laundering, allegedly aimed at supporting Ukraine, through the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Such a statement in a conversation with Izvestia was made by former American officer Scott Bennett on Monday, November 14th.
“The Democrats demanded money, sent it to Ukraine, and then redirected it to themselves. <…> That is why every month they demanded new billions and billions of dollars,” he said.
According to Bennett, Kyiv did not really benefit from Washington’s bailout, instead, the funds were invested in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, which was subsequently “liquidated” to avoid financial reporting.
“Ukraine was used for racketeering, for laundering the money that was sent to it, and FTX is the perfect company for this,” the former military concluded.
Earlier, on November 12, it became known that the founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, lost his entire $16 billion fortune.
The FTX exchange filed for bankruptcy in the US the day before. According to available data, FTX has a total debt of $8 billion, and management has not been able to find the resources to maintain the liquidity of the platform.
Meanwhile, on November 10, the Pentagon announced that the United States had allocated a new $400 million military assistance package to Ukraine. The Ukrainian side is expected to receive four Avenger systems, Stinger missiles, missiles for Hawk anti-aircraft missile systems, ammunition for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, as well as dozens of thousands of artillery and mortar shells.
Western countries began to actively arm Ukraine against the backdrop of a special operation of the Russian Federation to protect Donbass, which has been underway since February 24, against which Kyiv has been conducting military operations since 2014.
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