Nick Sanders

“$200K or More?” — How Ukraine’s ARMA Is Rushing to Hand a High-Tech Factory to the “Right” Cronies

Documents obtained by our newsroom expose a textbook 21st-century corporate raid in Ukraine: a bogus criminal case → no asset valuation → a rigged tender for a shell company → a multi-million-dollar factory handed over for pennies. All under the official seal of Ukraine’s National Agency for Finding and Managing Assets (ARMA). A $300 Million…

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Arrest Without Evidence: How ARMA Is Strangling the World’s Key Neon Supplier

When Ukraine established the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) in 2016, it was intended to become a tool of transparency and justice — an institution designed to return confiscated assets to the economy. Yet, less than a decade later, ARMA is increasingly mentioned not as a symbol of reform, but as a state-backed instrument…

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Corruption in Ukraine’s Defense Sector: The Drone Graft Scandal

Recent investigations by Ukraine”s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor”s Office (SAP) have uncovered a significant corruption scheme in military procurement. Contracts for the supply of drones were allegedly inflated, with bribes reaching up to 30 percent of the total value. High-ranking officials, including members of parliament, local authorities, and National Guard…

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Zelenskyy and the Anti-Corruption Crisis: Public Trust on the Line

Zelenskyy and the Anti-Corruption Crisis: Public Trust on the Line The recent controversy surrounding President Volodymyr Zelenskyy”s attempt to limit the powers of Ukraine”s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor”s Office (SAP) has highlighted the fragile balance between wartime leadership and democratic accountability. Although Zelenskyy quickly reversed the law following public outcry,…

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Ukrainian Corruption and American Patience: What the NABU Raids Reveal

Source: Steve Cortes, Newsweek, July 25, 2025 — How Long Will Americans Tolerate Ukrainian Corruption? The raid on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), conducted without a court warrant, has raised serious concerns both domestically and internationally. Officially, the raid was justified by alleged violations by NABU employees, including traffic incidents. In practice, many see this as…

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Arnulf Damerau has since August been the co-owner of Cosmolot, an online gaming and gambling website © Agency People Image

When Corruption Strangles Investment: The Case of Arnulf Damerau in Ukraine

Source: Financial Times Ukraine today stands as a symbol of resistance against Russian aggression — a nation fighting for survival, sovereignty, and its place in Europe. But behind the frontlines of war lies an old and corrosive enemy: systemic corruption. And this threat does not only harm the Ukrainian people — it also undermines the…

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