New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
13 December 2022
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
Chris McCashin
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #21138 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 28409
Tēnā koe Chris McCashin
I refer to your email of 17 November 2022 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
As you are probably aware the corrupt USA uniparty despite being bankrupt is sending
millions / billions of dollars to Ukraine to fund a war that if you were to ask the
American people they wouldn’t support securing Ukraines border when their own
border is being intentionally left open to destabilize their country. Now if anybody
knows history, this is what they do given the Afghanistan war was also a big laundry
operation creating an endless war to launder funds (amongst other things) to enrich
themselves whilst sending Americans to die.
President Zelensky also just called for peace talks on Monday. This randomly
coincided with FTX Cryptocurrency going bankrupt.
Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the CEO of FTX, came forward to help a crypto
donation project. He announced that FTX will be supporting the Ukrainian Ministry of
Finance and other communities in collecting crypto donations for the country. The
Ukrainian government has received over $60 million in crypto donations from all over
the world. It appears FTX is a very big donor to American politicians with the CEO
donating millions of dollars to American politicians this last election cycle. FTX was
also a partner listed on WEF which has conveniently disappeared. Following the
investigation into FTX a bomb suddenly lands in Poland a NATO country. So as this
money laundering operation is exposed conveniently somebody is trying to start a war
as a distraction.
Please provide
- all funds, equipment, dollar value of any money, goods sent to Ukraine
- chain of goods given - where money and goods go eg money trail - through NGOs
- legal memos completed ensuring and donations comply with AML laws
- any and all funds sent through WEF or it’s partners
- Nanaia Mahuta has also announced 20m in reparations (something different) but
please provide an itemized list of where this money is earmarked for and compliance
with AML laws
Please find our responses to each of your questions below:
All funds, equipment, dollar value of any money, goods sent to Ukraine, chain of goods
given - where money and goods go eg money trail - through NGOs
Aotearoa New Zealand has joined international efforts to provide military assistance to Ukraine’s
self-defence against Russia’s invasion, economic and humanitarian efforts to support Ukraine and
its people respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia, and diplomatic and international
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz
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legal accountability efforts to end the conflict and hold Russia and decision-makers to account. A
full list of military, humanitarian, and economic and international legal accountability support,
including dollar value, is on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (the Ministry) website
here
: Russian invasion of Ukraine | New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(mfat.govt.nz) Legal memos completed ensuring and donations comply with AML laws
Aotearoa New Zealand, and its international partners, work towards a financial system free from
criminal abuse, keeping communities safe from the harms of crime and protecting the trust in the
financial system. The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of
Terrorism Act 2009 (the AML/CFT Act) is to:
• detect and deter money laundering and the financing of terrorism;
• maintain and enhance New Zealand’s international reputation; and
• contribute to public confidence in the financial system.
The AML/CFT Act provides the legal framework for Aotearoa New Zealand’s regulatory and
reporting functions, including setting out the risk based requirements that reporting entities must
establish and maintain, and their reporting obligations. There are three Aotearoa New Zealand
AML/CFT supervisory agencies: The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), the Reserve Bank of
New Zealand (RBNZ) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Each agency assesses and
reviews the level of money laundering and terrorism financing risk across the reporting entities
they supervise and monitors and enforces reporting entities’ compliance with the AML/CFT Act.
Reporting entities must report suspicious activity to the NZ Police and submit prescribed
transaction reports. As such, legal memos and donations relevant to AML/CFT are not applicable
in this instance.
Any and all funds sent through WEF or it’s partners
Aotearoa New Zealand has not sent any funding through the World Economic Forum or its
partners to Ukraine.
Nanaia Mahuta has also announced 20m in reparations (something different) but
please provide an itemized list of where this money is earmarked for and compliance
with AML laws
From the information you have provided, the Ministry has not been able to identify what
announcement you are referring to. If you provide us with further information in order to identify
this announcement we can investigate this further.
Please note that we may publish this letter (with your personal details redacted) on the Ministry’s
website.
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
