{"id":7271,"date":"2026-06-29T12:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=7271"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:49:31","slug":"ukraine-in-bed-with-mexican-drug-lords-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/ukraine-in-bed-with-mexican-drug-lords-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine in bed with Mexican drug lords \u2013 Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cash-strapped Kiev is seeking to make money by turning the country into a drug haven, Russia\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service says<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukraine is deepening its cooperation with Mexican drug cartels to profit from the flow of narcotics, including fentanyl, into the EU, Russia\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said. US President Donald Trump has made combating fentanyl exports to the US one of his priorities, designating it as a \u2018weapon of mass destruction\u2019.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Monday, the SVR said the Ukrainian security agencies are deliberately showing leniency toward the growing flow of drugs from Latin America to Europe, adding that Kiev is facilitating the trade due to financial strain.
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\u201cThe corruption-ridden regime of Vladimir Zelensky seeks to get additional profit, especially in the situation of the inability of Western sponsors to satisfy all of its insatiable demands,\u201d<\/em> the agency said, adding that Kiev also values cartel help in recruiting mercenaries for the military.<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian military hooked on drugs \u2013 Deutsche Welle<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The agency named Odessa\u2019s ports as the main entry points for narcotics destined for the EU via Poland, Moldova, and Romania, suggesting that Ukraine\u2019s inadequate and deeply flawed border and customs controls make it an attractive route. According to the SVR, Latin American cartels also have their eyes on Ukraine\u2019s black market of weapons.<\/p>\n

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DEA \u2018sat back and watched\u2019 as fentanyl flooded New Mexico \u2013 AP<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ukraine has long served as a storage and transit hub for drugs destined for the EU, including heroin, which is typically transported along the Northern and Caucasus routes from Central Asia and the Caucasus, according to a 2024 analysis by the EU\u2019s drug agency (EMCDDA) and Europol, though the conflict has since disrupted some of these routes.<\/p>\n

Fentanyl flowing from Mexico has for months been in the crosshairs of Washington. In December, Trump designated the drug \u2013 which kills tens of thousands of Americans annually \u2013 as \u2018a weapon of mass destruction\u2019. Fentanyl is considered even more dangerous than heroin and other opioid drugs, as a lethal dose can be as low as 2 milligrams \u2013 around 10 to 15 grains of table salt.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, the Mexican newspaper Milenio reported that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel sent members to Ukraine to learn combat drone tactics. Footage reviewed by the outlet shows cartel units operating modified civilian drones with military-style discipline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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