Report: Toppled Syrian President Bashar Al Assad flew $250 million in cash to Moscow

According to a report, ousted Syrian President Bashar Al Assad sent $250 million in cash to Moscow between 2018 and 2019. The transaction was reportedly done in two currencies, the US Dollar and Euro.

The report, if true, shows the financial ties that Assad enjoyed with Russia during the Syrian Civil War.

The records showed Syrian Central Bank’s flights to the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. According to sources , it was there that the cash was deposited in Russian Banks.

According to the report, the denomination of currency notes used in these transactions were $100 bills and €500 bills. These happened in chunks like $10 million or $20 million in one go.