The Ukrainian journalist has published evidence of Malta's passports for the oligarchs of the Russian Federation - the media

Malta stated that she would stop giving out to citizens of Russia and Belarus "Golden Passports", but did not do so, journalists say. The EU should put an end for passports for the rich state-aggressor of the Russian Federation. The famous Ukrainian journalist Tatiana Nikolaenko writes about it in the EU blog "EU should investigate passport trade for Russian oligarchs. " Currently, Malta is the only country that continues to give the EU's "Gold Passport" in the EU to the Russians.

The list of Russians who became Malta citizens in 2020 was the CEO "Transneft" Andrei Turba, which is under EU sanctions. NGOs and activists also appealed to the Malta and the EU to stop the sale of passports for the Russians "under the scheme" Individual Investor Program (IIP) "Malta. Tatiana Nikolaenko notes that on March 2, 2022 Malta stated that she would stop publishing to citizens of Russia and Belarus "Golden Passports". But as Russian resources testify, the promise was not adopted.

The European Commission has stated that despite the statement of the Malta Government, the EU will bring Malta to court to finally stop passport trade. Iir was headed by Jonathan Cardon, a friend of Chris Fidne, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Health Malta. His boss, Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, was a draft reporting on organized crime and corruption (OCCRP) called the "man of the year" in 2019 because of the rise in crime and corruption in Malta.

The key, writes Nikolaenko that Fonne personally negotiated on the granting of Malta citizenship to Russian officials and oligarchs who needed to break into Europe. One of these oligarchs was Leonid Levitin. At the time when Fisne was in charge of this program, Levitin received Malta's citizenship. She also cited a list of persons who received Malta citizenship in 2016-2017, when Frane managed the program.

Leonid Levitin - Brother Igor Levitin, former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, now Putin's assistant on transport and infrastructure in the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation. The press has data on Igor Levitin's close friendship with Putin. Levitin is responsible for relationships with Iran, bypassing the sanctions of supply of Iranian drones and missiles.

The British press talked about Levitin's visits to Iran, where he agreed on the supply of Russian helicopters to pay for Shakhda. Obtaining the Levitin's passport is investigated in view of the suspicious payment made by Austrian Fixer Vyacheslav Rescikov at the account of the daughter of the head of the office Fidne Celine Santar. Reschikov led structures related to the Levitin family and received contracts from the Russian Ministry of Transport. It was Rescikov who transferred 3.

2 million euros to the daughter of Carmen Siantar Celine, the journalist publishes a copy of the payment. At the time of receiving 3. 2 million euros, Celine graduated from the Institute of Dentistry, expected to be appointed to a government office, which was granted to her. As indicated in the payment, EUR 3. 2 million is part of the "debt", which was to return the Rzecikov to the student who was called the Malta Vice Prime Minister.

In the same year, a local journalist Daphn Galicia, who explored the sales of Malta passports by Russian oligarchs, was killed. Such payments are a means of influencing high -ranking officials of EU members: "When we see how sanctions against Russians are blocked, the transfer of arrested Russian assets or the supply of weapons to Ukraine under the pretext of legal obstacles or political motives, the explanation can actually be much easier. Payment for 3. 2 million euros, ”the journalist notes.