US Intel: Ukraine Plot to Misuse Clean Energy Funds

0:00On March 26, U.S. intelligence picked up communications back in late 2022, where Ukrainian officials talked about rerouting hundreds of. Millions of American taxpayer dollars. The money was meant for clean energy and infrastructure projects in Ukraine, but they allegedly planned to send most of it to support then-president, Joe Biden's 2024 re-election bid and the Democratic National Committee. The scheme outlined a fake infrastructure project run through the U.S. Agency for International Development in Kiev. About 90% of the funds would go to Democratic political accounts, funneled through American subcontractors to make tracking nearly impossible. Officials figured the project would get initial approval, and once the cash flowed, it could not be clawed back. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard recently declassified a summary of those intercepts and directed USAID to dig for records on weather. The plan ever happened. He's also weighing a criminal referral to the FBI.

1:00Sources say the Biden administration never thoroughly checked these claims. Meanwhile, the communications do not appear linked to Russian disinformation efforts. In Ukraine, corruption probes continue, including recent searches by anti-corruption agencies on Andre Yuromak, the former head of the president's office, tied to an energy sector scandal called Operation Midas. As the Linsky's team negotiates peace with President Trump's envoys, these revelations add fresh pressure on Ukraine to clean up internal issues and maintain trust with U.S. partners.