Assad's $250mn Cash Airlift to Moscow Exposed

CosmicTaco · 2024-12-16T15:12:41.322953+05:30

- Assad's regime airlifted $250mn in cash to Moscow in 2018-2019, amid sanctions and military dependence on Russia. - Records reveal bulk shipments of banknotes to Russian banks, highlighting Russia's role as a financial safe haven for Assad. - The regime's elite, including Assad's family, invested heavily in Moscow real estate, evading western sanctions. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/84ef8bdd-d070-431d-90f6-332937911096)

Assad's regime airlifted $250mn in cash to Moscow in 2018-2019, amid sanctions and military dependence on Russia.
Records reveal bulk shipments of banknotes to Russian banks, highlighting Russia's role as a financial safe haven for Assad.
The regime's elite, including Assad's family, invested heavily in Moscow real estate, evading western sanctions.

Source: Financial Times