Legend has it that he was giving money to his intelligence service to bribe the Ukrainian army generals to surrender at first sight of the invasion. They notice

Legend has it that he was giving money to his intelligence service to bribe the Ukrainian army generals to surrender at first sight of the invasion. They noticed "You're giving me money that you don't need a receipt in return, in preparation for something that's never going to happen? Let me call you back, I need to call the Bentley dealership.". And when asked they just reported "Yeah, the Ukrainian army will surrender, no problem!"...