Ukraine Presidential Chief Responds to Alleged Laundering Role

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What the source reports

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, has responded for the first time to recordings that appear to implicate him in an alleged scheme to launder $3.3 million for a former minister’s bail, saying the courts should determine what happened.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · September 2, 2026

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