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💸 A Belarusian oligarch profits from a dissident passport project.
@belarusfiles.bsky.social' “Passportgate” follows the money from Lukashenko’s circle to a Lithuanian firm hired to help exiled Belarusians, revealing some connection: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
#IJ4EU
@belarusfiles.bsky.social' “Passportgate” follows the money from Lukashenko’s circle to a Lithuanian firm hired to help exiled Belarusians, revealing some connection: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
#IJ4EU
August 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
💸 A Belarusian oligarch profits from a dissident passport project.
@belarusfiles.bsky.social' “Passportgate” follows the money from Lukashenko’s circle to a Lithuanian firm hired to help exiled Belarusians, revealing some connection: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
#IJ4EU
@belarusfiles.bsky.social' “Passportgate” follows the money from Lukashenko’s circle to a Lithuanian firm hired to help exiled Belarusians, revealing some connection: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
#IJ4EU
3/3 The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is investigating the above scheme according to sources cited by the Polish Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, a partner in this investigation. investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
A $35 Million Scheme: How Lukashenko’s Friends Got Rich at the Factory’s Expense
Shell companies were supposed to help Grodno Azot bypass sanctions at minimal cost. As a result, the plant lost up to a third of its export revenue to the EU.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
3/3 The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is investigating the above scheme according to sources cited by the Polish Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, a partner in this investigation. investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
2/3 Beneficiaries of these shell companies include proxies of Viktor Sheiman and Mikalai Varabei - sanctioned as Lukashenko’s wallets, as well as Dzmitry #Lukashenko - a son of Belarus’ authoritarian ruler.
July 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
2/3 Beneficiaries of these shell companies include proxies of Viktor Sheiman and Mikalai Varabei - sanctioned as Lukashenko’s wallets, as well as Dzmitry #Lukashenko - a son of Belarus’ authoritarian ruler.
4/4 Read the full investigation here: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
Sanctions evasion routes switch to Latvia as Poland tightens control
BIC found out: 186,000 tonnes of Grodno Azot's $59 million worth of fertiliser in 2024 entered the EU through four gasket firms.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
4/4 Read the full investigation here: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
3/4 The Prime Minister of Latvia, in a comment to LSM, reacted to it by promising political support for decisive action against #sanctions evasion schemes. If Latvia takes the promised actions, this will finalise the “sealing” of the Belarus-EU border for Grodno Azot products.
June 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
3/4 The Prime Minister of Latvia, in a comment to LSM, reacted to it by promising political support for decisive action against #sanctions evasion schemes. If Latvia takes the promised actions, this will finalise the “sealing” of the Belarus-EU border for Grodno Azot products.
2/4 At least 278 railcars carrying Belarusian fertilizers entered Latvia in 2025, bypassing EU sanctions imposed on state-owned Grodno Azot. This marks the first time in four years these products have entered #Latvia, with shipments later delivered to other EU member states.
June 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
2/4 At least 278 railcars carrying Belarusian fertilizers entered Latvia in 2025, bypassing EU sanctions imposed on state-owned Grodno Azot. This marks the first time in four years these products have entered #Latvia, with shipments later delivered to other EU member states.
4/4 Read the full text here: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
Secret Patients: Who was treated in Belarus’ hospitals during the Russian march on Kyiv
BIC has verified data on hundreds of Russian soldiers who were treated in hospitals in Homel and Khoiniki. Among them are likely participants in the shootings of civilians.
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June 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
4/4 Read the full text here: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
3/4 Belarusian hospital staff were warned not to disclose any information under threat of retaliation. Legal experts say the scale and secrecy of this support may constitute grounds to strip Belarus of its neutral status under international law.
June 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
3/4 Belarusian hospital staff were warned not to disclose any information under threat of retaliation. Legal experts say the scale and secrecy of this support may constitute grounds to strip Belarus of its neutral status under international law.
2/4 Some of these soldiers are suspected of participating in war crimes, including the killing of civilians. BIC proved this by matching names and injuries from hospital lists with battlefield documents and evidence earlier collected by Ukrainian forces and local residents.
June 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
2/4 Some of these soldiers are suspected of participating in war crimes, including the killing of civilians. BIC proved this by matching names and injuries from hospital lists with battlefield documents and evidence earlier collected by Ukrainian forces and local residents.
3/3 This is not its first appearance in sanctions-evasion schemes: previous BIC investigations exposed Exporttorg’s role in the illicit export of Western-made microchips and tires to Russia, some of which were destined for #military use. More here: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
Avoiding sanctions: How Belarus provides expensive clothing to Russia
BIC has found how Belarusian companies import luxury clothing from the EU to Russia and circumvent sanctions by using artificially low prices.
investigatebel.org
May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
3/3 This is not its first appearance in sanctions-evasion schemes: previous BIC investigations exposed Exporttorg’s role in the illicit export of Western-made microchips and tires to Russia, some of which were destined for #military use. More here: investigatebel.org/en/investiga...
2/3 “OOO Torgovyi Dom Exporttorg”, a company linked to EU-sanctioned #Lukashenko “wallet” Alexander Zaytsev, declared Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana jackets in customs documents at prices as low as $4–6 per item, while their real price was far much higher.
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
2/3 “OOO Torgovyi Dom Exporttorg”, a company linked to EU-sanctioned #Lukashenko “wallet” Alexander Zaytsev, declared Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana jackets in customs documents at prices as low as $4–6 per item, while their real price was far much higher.