Natalie Winters
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𝑬𝑿𝑪: 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝑼𝒌𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑨𝒊𝒅 ‘𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚’ 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑼𝑺 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑰𝒔 𝑨 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒏-𝑶𝒇𝒇 𝑶𝒇 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒎 𝑳𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝑵𝑪 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒆 & 𝑻𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝑻𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒏.
A shady Ukrainian charity partnered with the taxpayer-funded U.S. Agency for International Development appears to be a spin-off of a consulting firm engaging in for-profit business in the war-torn country, additionally retaining ties to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and led by a President Joe Biden-supporting DNC Delegate.
The unearthed ties between the charity, GloBee International for Regional Development (GloBee), and the consulting firm, Atlantic Strategic Insights, follows extensive reports of fraud and corruption plaguing the massive foreign aid packages sent from the U.S. to the Ukraine.
Globee purports to work to build "broad international coalitions in support of Ukraine" according to its website.
Since the onset of Russia's invasion, the organization has worked to "form a powerful lobby for the most efficient assistance to Ukraine and to gain international support for the further restoration of Ukrainian cities," often leveraging American politicians to achieve these goals.
The so-called "volunteer" organization, however, appears to be a spinoff closely linked to Atlantic Strategic Insights, which describes itself as "Ukraine’s premier public strategy consultancy with strong ties to U.S. policymakers, business leaders and elected officials." In other words: a Ukrainian charity involved in fostering support for the ongoing war is virtually a spin-off of a company that uses the region primarily for business and profit. Not only does Globee list Atlantic Strategic Insights as an official partner, every member of the supervisory board at the consulting firm is also listed as part of the Globee team. This overlap appears to confirm concerns that many involved in the Ukraine aid business amidst the war have viewed the industry as a business rife with money-making potential.
Adding to this conflict of interest - at great expense to American taxpayer dollars - Globee lists the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as one of its official partners.
The agency has sent billions of dollars to Ukraine to support charities, humanitarian efforts, and non-governmental organizations.
Details of Globee's partnership remain unclear. Another charity group listed as a partner of Globee - YourDude - has taken down its website and gone dark on social media for over a year despite claiming to be assisting Ukrainians amidst the war.
The charity offered no explanation for ceasing operations and did not reply to press inquires from War Room.
Globee’s financials are murky, as it doesn't report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) since it’s registered in Ukraine.
An article posted to the group's website, however, outlines how Globee began as a volunteer-based operation before courting financial support from "logistics companies," though it doesn't disclose the names of which entities: “So, at first we attracted only our own funds, and later – from logistics companies. With them, under certain conditions, we used their infrastructure in New York and Washington.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also linked to Atlantic Strategic Insights, as he keynoted in a summit hosted by the firm. As an Atlantic Strategic Insights press release reveals: "Previously, between his tenure in the Obama and Biden administrations, Secretary Blinken participated in Atlantic Strategic Insights’ Global Cybersecurity Summit in Kyiv, where he served as the keynote speaker. This event drew officials from the U.S. Embassy, former high-ranking U.S. government officials and business leaders, top Ukrainian officials and foreign dignitaries."
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