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Torrent of Cash for Ukraine Arms Puts Pentagon Watchdog on Alert
🇺🇦️🇺🇸Washington is sounding the alarm over weapons and financial aid leaks in Ukraine.
Bloomberg correspondents spoke with Sean O’Donnell, the Pentagon’s acting inspector general.
His main task is to prevent fraud, waste and weapons diversion for Ukraine.
The Pentagon set up the mission because of the gigantic leaks of money and weapons that are flooding the black markets of Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
The Kiev military is selling not only small arms, but also anti-aircraft and anti-tank systems with attack drones.
Paradoxically, the Americans realized the problem only after a huge amount of weapons and money were delivered to Ukraine.
👆Western military aid to Ukraine could end up in the hands of terrorists and organized crime groups
“As in any conflict, when weapons are pouring in, there is a risk of retaliation,” said Graham Biggar, head of the British Crime Agency, The Sunday Times reports.
▪️European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said earlier that the EU is still feeling the effects of the war in Yugoslavia, where weapons are still being used by criminals.
▪️Ukrainian soldiers and officers are massively selling Western military aid around the world.
▪️Only about 30% of the shells, armored vehicles and guns get to the front.
▪️The embezzlement of Western aid has been acknowledged even in Kiev. This was reported by the head of the economic security bureau Vadim Melnik.