How an Obscure MAGA-Linked Firm Lined up $1 Billion in Balkan Energy Contracts
AAFS Infrastructure and Energy is on the verge of securing over $1 billion in contracts to build a pipeline in the Balkans. The company has ties to Donald Trump through its representatives, raising concerns about the intersection of politics and business. This project could significantly impact energy supplies in the region, particularly in relation to US-Russia dynamics.
- ▪AAFS Infrastructure and Energy is close to winning contracts worth more than $1 billion.
- ▪The company has connections to Donald Trump, including a lawyer who has represented the Trumps and the brother of a former national security adviser.
- ▪US officials have indicated that the Trump administration supports AAFS's pipeline project.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Banja Luka on April 7 to meet with Bosnian Serb leaders and businesspeople. AFP via Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on the brink of winning contracts worth more than $1 billion.
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