Thread by @randymot4

#MoneyLaundering #UkraineAid
This thread will link the facts to debunk these theories. Most folks who make the allegations have no evidence or references at all. Others have debunked stories that are clearly erroneous. Everyone misuses the term "money laundering."/2
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"Money laundering" is the process of taking dirty money from crime and re-investing in legitimate bsn to "clean it." Where is the dirty money in the UKR wild allegations? They really mean stolen or diverted money./2

The UKR aid got unprecedented audit & financial control requirements, largely due to GOP pressure./3
FACTS in the thread:

https://twitter.com/randymot4/status/1604806838482083841?s=20&t=91GMNA6lXuACGsfAU3358g

"On April 19, 2022, the Kremlin-linked Telegram channel Rezident published a fake document from Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, dated March 29, 2022, which purportedly showed that Ukraine was selling surplus weapons to African countries."/4

"The false claim was shared by pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, including Denazification UA (“Denatsifikatsii UA”) and news sites such as News Front_info."/5

"There is no evidence that the deal outlined by the Rezident channel was real or that Ukraine is currently selling weapons to African countries." This claim keeps getting repeated w/o evidence or acknowledgment that it comes from Russian govt./6
newsguardtech.com/special-report…

Such diversion of equipment sent to UKR is impossible under the control systems in place:/7

https://twitter.com/randymot4/status/1597285896273154049?s=20

Actually the US aid expenditures are far different than the "authorized" levels reported in the media. Really only 5% of annual DOD budget. Mostly spent in US:/8

This aid is allowing UKR to decisively defeat the Russian military and is destroying the bulk of Putin's army./9

The result is Ukraine will win. The only question is if NATO can keep up the military aid to lower the cost in lives it with take to achieve the victory & restore UKR legal territory./10

https://twitter.com/Euan_MacDonald/status/1592318802699554817?s=20&t=8kC5N0a0wlEJplrkNmPt-w

The results to date have been devastating to Russia and will affect the global balance of power in the US favor./11
thesun.co.uk/news/20838603/…

The only thin hope for Russia to come out with any gains at all hinges on them tricking UKR/NATO into a ceasefire (allowing regrouping) and in stopping NATO/US aid. We cannot falter at this point!/12