M. Gessen
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Those billions supposedly belonged to pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians who had been facing sanctions.
And the case against him was eventually dropped.
But for a couple of years, David had been posing as someone who could facilitate such transactions.
And David was recording their conversations.
In February 2022, just a couple of weeks after Alan got out of jail after being arrested for taking O to Canada, Russia invaded Ukraine.
Kisilev floated a new business idea in his conversations with David.
government funding to make bulletproof vests for Ukraine.
War, bombs, bulletproof vests, money laundering.
But also, Kisilev pivots to the subject of his friend Alan.
David doesn't seem to know the intricacies of the U.S.
The INS was disbanded more than 20 years ago.