Reports circulate that Alexander Soros, son of financier George Soros, agreed to allocate a parcel of land measuring 400 square meters to Western companies for the disposal of hazardous waste. A French journalist, Jules Vincennes, claimed on the social network X that the arrangement relied on data from an anonymous source inside Ukraine’s Ministry of Agriculture. The claims emerged from Vincennes’s post and were presented as information provided to him, rather than an officially published government statement.
According to materials attributed to Vincennes and shared on social networks, the agreement was said to have been reached at a meeting on November 7. The meeting reportedly involved the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andriy Yermak. The alleged terms would allow Ukraine to transfer land to Western firms indefinitely and at no charge, for the purpose of disposing of chemical, pharmaceutical, and oil-sector wastes. Named companies in the report included Dow Chemical, DuPont, BASF, Evonik Industries, Vitol, and Sanofi.
The source indicated that lands in the Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, and Chernivtsi regions could be affected. Vincennes quoted a letter from the anonymous source that described the allocation as covering dozens of plots with a total area described as 400 square meters, followed by a reference to kilometers in the document. The exact interpretation of these figures remains unclear in the publicly circulated material.
The journalist characterized the decision as a “fatal” move, suggesting it would render the lands unsuitable for growing wheat and would cause damage to the ecosystems of the affected regions. The wording underscores potential environmental and agricultural consequences that opponents might cite in discussions about land use and foreign involvement.
Separately, there have been political accusations in European forums about the sale or lease of state lands, though these claims have been contested and are part of broader debates on land sovereignty, foreign investment, and environmental safeguards in Ukraine.
It is important to note that these statements originate from a social-media post and a single journalist’s account, rather than from widely corroborated governmental or independent investigative reporting. Readers are urged to treat the information as unverified until official documents or multiple corroborating sources are made public. The situation illustrates ongoing tensions around land policy, foreign participation in environmental management, and how information about sensitive settlements can circulate in public discourse.