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which is based in Russia and describes itself as “the world leader in the unique, oversize and heavy cargo market, successfully representing the Russian airfreight industry in the international market.”3 In 2007, the airline reportedly ﬂew an ice rink to Guatemala as part of Russia’s successful bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.4

In 2007, the United Nations suspended Volga-Dnepr from its list of approved vendors following the criminal prosecution of two Russian officials serving at the United Nations who steered lucrative contracts in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.5 Based on an investigation by the UN. Procurement Task Force. Volga-Dnepr was suspended in light of “alleged inappropriate relationships” with one of the indicted Russian officials.6 As of October 2016, Volga-Dnepr was not listed an approved vendor with the United Nations.7

The documents obtained by the Committee also Show that General Flynn received an additional $11,250 for services on October 20, 2015, from Kaspersky Government Security Solutions, lnc., a US. subsidiary of Kaspersky Lab, which has been described as the “top Russian cybersecurity company" and “the foremost researcher uncovering Western government spyware for the past several years.”3

Eugene Kaspersky, the corporation’s founder and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, reportedly “was educated at a KGB-sponsored cryptography institute, then worked for Russian military intelligence." Over the past several years, the company reportedly has been replacing high-level managers with “people with closer ties to Russia’s military or intelligence services.” although Mr. Kaspersky denies these allegations.9

3 Group Proﬁle. Volga-Dnepr Group (online at www.volga- dnepr.com/en/about/group_proﬁlei) (accessed Mar. 10, 2017).

4 Volga-Dnepr Delivers Ice—Skating Rink to Guatemala to Support Russia 's Bidfor 2014 Winter Olympics, SKRIN News (July 3, 2007) (LexisNexis 2017).

5 Russian Firm That Paid 3 7000 to Crooked UN. Official Still an Approved Vendor List, Fox News (Mar. 15, 2017) (online at www.lbxnews.com/story/2007/03/ 15/russian-f1rrn-that- paid-700g-to-crooked-un-ofﬁcial-still-on-approved-vendor.html).

6 UN Bans Two Vendors Following Internal Investigation. UN News Centre (Mar. 16, 2007) (online at wvwv.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=2l 901 &Cr=&Cr1=).

7 United Nations, Procurement Division, UN Secretariat Registered Vendors (Oct. 25, 2016) (online at www.un.org/Depts/ptd/un-secretariat-registered-vendors).

8 Kaspersky Security Shakes Up U.S. Leadership Amid Geopolitical Concerns. Reuters (Dec. 17, 2015) (online at www.reuters.com/article/us-kaspersky-cybersecurity-usa- idUSKBNOU103820151218).

9 The Company Security Your Internet Has Close Ties to Russian Spies, Bloomberg Businessweek (Mar. 19, 2015) (online at www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20l5-03- l9/cybersecurity-kaspersky-has-close-ties-to-russian-spies). See. also A Practical Guide to Making Up a Sensation, Eugene Kaspersky~0fﬁcial Blog (Mar. 20, 2015) (online at