{"id":5353,"date":"2026-05-15T13:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:31:57","slug":"denmark-cancels-lucrative-contract-with-zelenskys-favorite-missile-maker-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/denmark-cancels-lucrative-contract-with-zelenskys-favorite-missile-maker-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark cancels lucrative contract with Zelensky\u2019s favorite missile maker \u2013 FT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fire Point\u2019s is at the center of a corruption scandal implicating the inner circle around the Ukrainian leader<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Danish government has suspended plans for a solid rocket\u00a0fuel\u00a0facility intended to supply Fire Point, the Ukrainian defense company widely linked to high-level corruption involving Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle, one of the firm\u2019s senior executives has told the Financial Times.<\/p>\n

The Danish government had used national security provisions to bypass potential legal objections surrounding the construction of a facility in Vojens, southern Jutland, where fuel for Fire Point\u2019s missile systems was expected<\/a> to be manufactured. However, the project announced last September was quietly halted earlier this month, Fire Point chief designer and co-owner Denis Shtilerman told the outlet on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Originally operating as a film scouting agency owned by Zelensky insiders, Fire Point has been exposed in leaked transcripts of conversations between Zelensky’s\u00a0inner circle as a vehicle for syphoning off lucrative arms contracts.<\/p>\n

\n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n \"RT
Fire Point fiasco: Did Zelensky\u2019s cronies scam the Europeans?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The firm emerged as a \u201cmiracle\u201d<\/em>player in Ukraine\u2019s defense sector<\/a>\u00a0having been\u00a0internationally touted by<\/a>\u00a0Zelensky on his foreign visits and reportedly securing contracts worth up to $1 billion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Surveillance recordings published by Ukrainian media since April indicated<\/a> that businessman Timur Mindich \u2013 who is wanted in Ukraine over an alleged $100 million corruption scheme in the energy sector \u2013 effectively controlled Fire Point during 2025. The recordings also suggested he enjoyed preferential treatment from then-Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who now serves as secretary of Ukraine\u2019s National Security and Defense Council.<\/p>\n

Shtilerman dismissed the allegations as \u201crumors,\u201d<\/em> while lamenting that the suspicions had delayed the company\u2019s plans. He claimed that Fire Point\u2019s products could contribute to the creation of a \u201cpan-European air-defense shield\u201d<\/em> and claimed that Gulf states, Germany, and other countries had shown strong interest in the firm\u2019s technology.<\/p>\n

Mindich scandal widens<\/h2>\n

The recordings were originally gathered by Western-backed anti-corruption agencies as part of their investigation into Mindich, a longtime business associate of Zelensky dating back to the Ukrainian leader\u2019s entertainment career. Ukrainian media have nicknamed Mindich \u201cZelensky\u2019s wallet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n \"RT
How much? NATO chief calls for \u2018Ukraine tax\u2019 bigger than members\u2019 economies<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This week, the same agencies charged<\/a> former Zelensky chief of staff Andrey Yermak with money laundering offenses. According to the indictment, Yermak helped channel illicit funds into a luxury real estate development, which also counts Mindich among its owners,as well as former Unity Minister Aleksey Chernyshov and a fourth partner who media reports claimed is Zelensky himself.<\/p>\n

Political uncertainty in Denmark<\/h2>\n

While Danish media acknowledged that the so-called \u2018Mindich tapes\u2019 had intensified scrutiny of Fire Point\u2019s operations in Denmark, authorities have up to now stopped short of confirming that the fuel plant project was in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

In late 2025, Deputy Foreign Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, who also serves as defense minister under pro-Ukrainian Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, stated that Copenhagen \u201cdoes everything it can to follow the money we give\u201d<\/em> Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Denmark is currently facing difficult<\/a> coalition negotiations after Frederiksen\u2019s Social Democrats recorded their worst election result since 1903 in March voting. Last week, King Frederik asked Poulsen to attempt to form a new government after Frederiksen failed to secure enough parliamentary support for a third term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fire Point\u2019s is at the center of a corruption scandal implicating the inner circle around the Ukrainian leader The Danish […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5358,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5353\/revisions\/5358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}