Assad Regime Airlifted $250M From Syria to Russia – FT

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian military support, the Financial Timesreported Monday, citing export data.From March 2018 to September 2019, more than 20 flights
The cash shipments, consisting of $100 bills and 500 euro notes, weighed nearly two metric tons.The money was deposited into two sanctioned
banks, the Russian Financial Corporation Bank (RFK) and TsMR Bank, according to FT
RFK, an arm of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, was sanctioned by the United States in 2024 for foreign currency transfers and
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