Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 31, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Two of the most corrupt places on earth, Ukraine and Russia. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/senior-ukrainian-officials-depart-corruption-crackdown-rcna67130 The deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office quit Tuesday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged to launch a staff shake-up amid high-level corruption allegations during the war with Russia. Kyrylo Tymoshenko asked to be relieved of his duties, according to an online copy of a decree signed by Zelenskyy and Tymoshenko’s own social media posts. Neither gave a reason for the resignation. Deputy Defense Minister Viacheslav Shapovalov also resigned, local media reported, alleging his departure was linked to a scandal involving the purchase of food for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Symonenko quit, too. In all, four deputy ministers and five regional governors were set to leave their posts, the country’s cabinet secretary said on the Telegram messaging app. With Western allies pouring billions of dollars into Ukraine to help Kyiv’s fight against Moscow, Zelenskyy had pledged to weed out corruption which some observers have described as endemic. Zelenskyy came to power in 2019 on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption platform. Tymoshenko joined the presidential office in 2019, after working on Zelenskyy’s media and creative content strategy during his presidential campaign. Last year he was under investigation relating to his personal use of luxury cars. He was also among officials linked last September to the embezzlement of humanitarian aid worth more than $7 million earmarked for the southern Zaporizhzhia region. He has denied all the allegations. On Sunday, a deputy minister was dismissed for being part of a network embezzling budget funds. Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry later identified the dismissed official as Vasyl Lozynsky, a deputy minister there. Oleksandr Kubrakov, the infrastructure minister, said Lozynsky was relieved of his duties after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency detained him while he was receiving a $400,000 bribe for helping to fix contracts related to restoring infrastructure facilities battered by Russian missile strikes. In his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s focus on the war would not stop his government from tackling corruption. “I want to be clear: There will be no return to what used to be in the past,” Zelenskyy said. Edited January 31, 2023 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Like I said, this Ukraine conflict is all a money laundering scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted January 31, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 31, 2023 30 minutes ago, racer254 said: Like I said, this Ukraine conflict is all a money laundering scheme. Then why would they oust him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Putin loving Trump holdovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Ukraine is all to protect the piece of shit Biden's and Obama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, SnowRider said: Then why would they oust him? 7 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Putin loving Trump holdovers. Two clueless morons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, SnowRider said: Then why would they oust him? He didnt kick up 10% to the big guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted February 1, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 1, 2023 Zelenskyy....the true hero, cleaning house and keeping true to his campaign promises. Outstanding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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