Zelensky government hit by one hundred million dollar scandal, aides resign, Mindich flees, Washington stays silent.
“The Trump administration has so far remained silent on a widening corruption scandal inside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government and inner circle.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on a $100 million corruption probe announced this week that has already prompted the resignations of senior Ukrainian officials.
Corruption has long been a friction point in U.S.–Ukraine relations. In 2019, the Trump administration paused roughly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, citing concerns about government corruption. At the same time, Trump’s associates sought information on Democratic rival Joe Biden, who served as vice president under Barack Obama.
Meanwhile, Biden’s son Hunter held a $50,000-per-month board seat at the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma. As vice president, Joe Biden had threatened to withhold $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees unless Ukraine dismissed prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whom Western governments accused of failing to pursue corruption cases.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-stays-silent-massive-ukraine-corruption-scandal-rocks-zelenskys-inner-circle
That $100 million mess sitting there with no comment from anyone in Washington tells you who’s sweating. The same people yelling about corruption always go quiet when it lands close to their friends and you can feel the air shift around that silence.
“Ukraine isn’t hanging about in trying to fix the damage caused by a megabucks corruption scandal exposed this week.
Top officials are rushing to reassure Kyiv’s Western partners, after the alleged $100 million kickback scheme in the energy sector — which implicated current and former top officials, and some close associates of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — troubled allies.
“We must act quickly and decisively on the battlefield and act equally in vital areas within the state. The government’s task is to show Ukrainian society and partners that under no circumstances will we tolerate corruption and will respond quickly to any facts,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told POLITICO.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-scrambles-limit-damage-from-blockbuster-corruption-scandal/
https://citizenwatchreport.com/zelensky-government-hit-by-one-hundred-million-dollar-scandal-aides-resign-mindich-flees-washington-stays-silent/