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Ukraine Presidential Chief Responds to Alleged Laundering Role
OCCRP9/2/2026

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, has responded for the first time to recordings that appear to implicate him in an alleged scheme to launder $3.3 million for a former minister’s bail, saying the courts should determine what happened.
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