Aleksandr Valniuk

I run Argus Intel, a business intelligence firm based in Ukraine. We verify counterparties before deals close: who actually owns a company, whether it appears on sanctions lists, what litigation and debts sit behind it, and whether its supply chain runs through russia. Most of this work happens in public records. Corporate registries, court decisions, procurement databases and sanctions lists are open in most jurisdictions. The difficulty is not access, but knowing which layers contradict each other. Topics I can speak to: — How sanctions screening fails in practice, usually one level below the direct counterparty — Why a clean company extract answers a far narrower question than buyers assume — Asset tracing when a debtor moves value across borders — What war-time compliance looks l...