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In part two of his Kushner investigation about the Albanian island of Sazan, the speaker describes funding and property ownership connected to Affinity Partners. He says the CFO of Affinity Partners received a letter from a US Finance Committee asking why “all your money” was coming from the Saudis, the UAE, and Qatar, noting “two… billion dollars” from the Saudis and “$1.5 billion” from the Qatar Investment Authority.
The speaker cites an OCCRP probe released on June 2, saying the actual land is owned by a shell company named Albanian Land Development, which is owned by Mutaz and Ramez Al (a pair described as Qatari billionaire brothers). The speaker connects them to Power International Holdings, UCC Holdings, and Estimar Holdings. He lists UCC holdings as including Banana Island Resort, the Mall of Qatar, World Cup 2022 infrastructure, and Baladana, which he says supplies 95% of Qatar’s dairy. The speaker claims this same group is involved in investing into Kushner’s funds and holds the island deeds.
He says Albania’s special prosecution against corruption and organized crime ordered a preventative seizure freezing Albanian Land Development’s bank accounts at the National Commercial Bank, but less than 24 hours later reversed the action, unblocked the accounts, and did not mention it again. He characterizes this as evidence that “money clearly changed hands.”
The speaker says the deal is brokered by Richard Graham, described as having served as Trump’s acting director of national intelligence and as a special envoy for Serbia-Kosovo negotiations. He also claims Kushner stated on record that “Kushner is on record stating explicitly” that it was “grandfather” who first suggested he invest in Albania and that he introduced Kushner to an Albanian oligarch, Shefke Kastrari. The speaker adds Kushner allegedly met Kastrari’s son, Musa Khastradi, and says dynastic transfers can happen quickly. He claims Kastrari Group owned Albania’s largest private conglomerate and that Kushner visited Albania with them, introducing them to the Albanian Prime Minister, who toured Sazan Island.
The speaker further references a Forbes detail, saying Kushner first discovered Sazan during a yacht trip with Nate Rothschild. He also cites an investigation by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network describing the deal as involving “a network of shady individuals and companies,” including people linked to the Italian mafia, a former judge who resigned during judicial vetting, the daughter of a lawyer accused of forgery, the company of a murdered businessman, and individuals linked to Cepcet Casadi.
He says a law passed in Albania in June 2024, just before the US election, removed strict construction bans inside protected areas like Sazan, expanded the National Council of Territory’s power to override environmental protections, permitted airports, luxury resorts, and energy facilities inside national parks, and allowed resort contracts without competitive tendering. He states the EU recommended against it, “98% of IUCN members voted against this,” and Albanian environmental NGOs filed court cases. He claims “millions of people are on the streets.”
The speaker describes Sazan’s military infrastructure: 10 miles of Cold War tunnels built to withstand nuclear strikes, 3,600 nuclear bunkers in volcanic rock and limestone, deep water anchorage for nuclear submarines, and location in NATO waters, including a NATO naval base at Pata Liman. He concludes by saying the island is essential for European/Albanian defense and argues the sale would function as a military takeover, ending with a call to stop attempts to buy the island.