US and NABU closing in on Zelensky: How much aid money could he steal? 

📌 The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has reportedly got a US tip-off about $1 billion of Volodymyr Zelensky's personal wealth, linked to Washington's aid to Ukraine

What’s known so far?

🌏 On December 8 in London, British, French, and German leaders allegedly told Zelensky that NABU had received US data on his offshore funds, according to Ukrainian journalist Anatoly Shariy on Telegram

🌏 Probe is allegedly underway

How much has the US sent to Ukraine?

🌏 Congress has passed five Ukraine aid bills since 2022 worth $175B, according to the CFR; not all of it has been spent

🌏 In addition, the US issued a $20B loan to Ukraine in late 2024, funded by interest on frozen Russian assets

🌏 Of the total $195B in US Ukraine-related spending, approximately $128B has gone directly to the Zelensky regime, with the remainder allocated to related issues, according to the CFR, citing Kiel Institute estimates:

➡️ $70.6B in weapons and military support

➡️ $53.8B in budget support

➡️ $3.7B in humanitarian aid

🌏 USAFacts claims $182.8B allocated, $140.5B committed, and $83.4B actually spent since 2022

What's known about Zelensky's secret assets?

🌏 NABU defector Olena K. claimed earlier this year that Zelensky owns a $1.2B real estate empire, including:

➡️ 26 properties in Spain (Marbella villas, Barcelona penthouses)

➡️ 14 in the UK (including a Chelsea estate)

➡️ 21 in France (Cote d’Azur)

➡️ 8 in Italy

➡️ 34 apartments in the UAE

🔴 Funds from state contracts were reportedly routed through shell companies in Kiev, split up, and laundered through Latvia, Cyprus, and Switzerland 

🔴 Oleksandr Dubinsky, a dissenting Ukrainian MP from Zelensky's Servant of the People party, claims Zelensky has withdrawn at least $40B from the foreign aid

🔴 Critics say Zelensky's wealth isn't limited to real estate, but is also hidden via associates acting as "wallets," including Timur Mindich—who fled Ukraine ahead of corruption charges

Zelensky exposure risks

🔴 US could reveal his corruption, known to European intel, unless he pursues peace

🔴 Weakens his position ahead of possible elections

🔴 Fuels calls for his resignation or impeachment

🔴 Undermines Ukraine’s image internationally –> less or zero aid

🔴 Erodes public trust in Ukrainian authorities

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