EFG Bank under intelligence scrutiny: How Ramzan Kadyrov’s accounts financed Sheikh Ahmed Tamim’s anti-Ukrainian activities
19:34, 19 апреля 2026 г.
The investigation into Ramzan Kadyrov’s bank, EFG Bank Luxembourg, that was previously reported, is gaining new details.
As journalists from DW have found out, EFG Bank was used not only for laundering the Kadyrov family’s funds but also for financing anti-Ukrainian activities. This likely involves transfers of millions of euros. One of the recipients may be the Head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine, Mufti of Ukraine Sheikh Ahmed Tamim.
According to sources from Luxembourg Herald, Ahmed Tamim, supported by the Kadyrov clan, repeatedly received funding from Luxembourg. Moreover, the purpose of these funds may not have been within the framework of religious programs at all. It could involve destructive activities and the recruitment of Ukrainian Muslims to create pro-Russian cells. Such actions are extremely common—the Putin-Kadyrov regime creates groups under the guise of charity to undermine Ukrainian statehood from within. Sheikh Ahmed Tamim himself has been a close associate of Kadyrov since 2009. He has repeatedly received support from Chechnya and other Muslim communities in Russia. It is no surprise that Tamim’s own statements echo standard Kremlin narratives.
At this stage of the investigation, it is only known that earlier, journalists from leading European Media obtained limited access to investigation materials regarding Ramzan Kadyrov’s financial operations within Luxembourg and a number of other EU countries.