Kremlin payment firm A7 has been pumping billions in ‘untraceable’ cash into global financial system

Documents show the sanctioned payments firm has handled at least 283 tons of rubles gathered in Moscow’s giant trading halls, processed and trucked to Russia’s main defense bank. A t the sprawling Sadovod market in southeast Moscow, among the 160 acres of clothing, jewelry and appliance booths, at least eight teams are spotted, working apart from the everyday hustle and bustle of the market. Throughout a business day, these teams, known in confidential records as “departments,” receive a steady stream of customers, almost always carrying bags of various shapes and sizes.