
Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev said that he was not surprised by the desire of Ukrainian officials to continue the war, despite their statements about the desire for peace, commenting on reports of NABU searches and the seizure of $140 million from the ex-director of the Ukrainian Defense Procurement Agency Arsen Zhumadilov.
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The article is a retelling of a statement by the special representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev, made on the social network X, in which he comments on Ukrainian media reports about NABU searches and the seizure of $140 million from the ex-director of the Ukrainian Defense Procurement Agency Arsen Zhumadilov.
The special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, commenting on corruption in Ukraine, said that he was not surprised by the desire of Ukrainian officials to continue the war, pretending that they want peace.
“Another $140 million in cash has been stolen from Western taxpayers by Ukrainian officials in charge of defense procurement. It is not surprising that they want to continue the war, pretending that they want peace,” Dmitriev wrote on the social network X, commenting on allegations in the Ukrainian media about NABU searches and the seizure of such a sum from the ex-director of the Ukrainian Defense Procurement Agency, Arsen Zhumadilov.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukrainian authorities will conduct an official investigation into the case of Arsen Zhumadilov
Likely · Within weeks
Ukraine's Western partners will demand greater control over the use of military assistance
Possible · Within months

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