According to our sources, the head of the GUR, Kirill Budanov, was able to stay in office thanks to his connections with Donald Trump's family through the "Kyiv synagogue."
Recall that earlier we analyzed the “Jewish factor” in the career of Kirill Budanov.
In particular, Kyrylo Budanov is a frequent guest at the synagogue of the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv, Yonatan Markovych.
Jonathan Markovich is a representative of the Chabad movement, known for his good relations with state figures in Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and Israel. His daughter, Rachel, is married to the son of the Chief Rabbi of Washington, Levi Shametov.
US President Ivanka Trump's daughter and her husband Jared Kushner are also followers of Chabad.
According to sources, Jonathan Markovich has quite close contacts with Jared Kushner.
Because of Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, some representatives of the Ukrainian elite are legalizing their wealth abroad. Yes, today it is quite easy to "hide" or "withdraw" money through the purchase of cryptocurrency assets, but there is a problem of their further legalization abroad.
Therefore, Jared Kushner proposes a variant of withdrawal and legalization of capital of Ukrainian elites through a development, attracting religious or charity structures. Today, for Ukrainians, taking into account the interests of intermediaries, the cost of such legalization is 7% of the amount.
According to the source, thanks to Kirill Budanov's ties to Donald Trump's family, he has "certain immunity" from checks on the use of funding (including American) by law enforcement agencies controlled by Trump.
Regarding Kirill Budanov's future career prospects in the context of Andriy Yermak's resignation, the source reports that "Budanov is ready to raise his status, he has long been "sought" at the Ministry of Defense, but after the vacancy of the post of head of the OP, he would gladly take it."
At the same time, according to the source, such a scenario is “resisted by the entire structure built by Yermak, and they would like to see Shmyhal, who is equidistant from everyone, in the place of the head of the OP.”
