In a potential signal of shifting attitudes on how the war in Ukraine is covered in the legacy media, the New York Times is starting to slowly acknowledge the endemic corruption that has been a defining feature of the former Soviet state as officials have admitted that money for military contracts has “vanished”.
Following the dismissal of Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov amid a slew of corruption scandals surrounding the war effort against Russia, the New York Times acknowledged that the “enduring challenge of corruption in Ukraine” has “emerged as a rare area of criticism of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.”
Although Reznikov has yet to be tied with any of the corruption scandals personally, the Times went on to admit that the resignation has “elevated the issue to the highest level of Ukrainian politics”. Unnamed Ukrainian officials even told the paper that some funds intended for military contracts “failed to produce weaponry or ammunition and that some money has vanished,” while claiming that the issue was merely confined to the early days of the war.
The neo-liberal outlet has previously been keen to highlight claims from the Biden administration on how the Zelensky government has been “committed to fighting corruption,” citing as evidence statements from officials such as veteran Washington insider and Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, who played a pivotal role in the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine that saw the overthrow of democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. MORE
kneegrowbiden will keep sending yo $$$ & sucking grobama dick
…well, we DO know where 10% went, at least..
https://i.imgflip.com/4kldye.jpg
Wait till the NYT hears about AFU clearing Russian minefields with recruits who have gotten a week’s training. Will that put their panties in a bunch .. or WHAT?
Not to mention how this organ grinder’s monkey in the latrine digger’s costume, this second coming of Winston Churchill, is demanding that the rest of Europe send back Ukrainian refugees so they can serve as bullet catchers in the great “counteroffensive” to liberate a semi arid wasteland known as Crimea .. populated by folks who dont want a thing to do with Ukraine.
Sheesh, a couple more paragraphs and this would officially be a rant. But I just cant let any of you get hoodwinked by the likes of Adam Schiff and Anthony Blinken
Didn’t a BILLION dollars go missing from the Defense Dept about a year ago? Did anybody find it? Did anybody look? But I’ll go to jail for not sending $200 to the tax thugs.
They learned from the Dems to never let a good crisis go to waste.
The most corrupt country in Europe gets called out for corruption?
No way!
Reporting Ukraine corruption now will make it easier to report the Russian victory later.
Prosecuting corruption in Ukraine is a good way to get fired.
This is only the start. Was reading an article posted in a comments section that Russia believes it is only a matter of time before Ukraine does something really stupid and Russia will have to retaliate with nuclear weapons and it will be on the eastern seaboard of the United States where the population density is highest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vuyg7e0Ks
This guy gives the best analysis.
At this point it should be obvious to everyone that tt’s nothing but bold faced sacrificing of young men to keep the money flowing in and out of the One Stop Money Laundering Shop and Corruption Clearing House.
Anthony Blinken is over there today with a wheel barrow with another $1,000,000,000.
Plus, we’ve given them ALL of our 155mm howitzer shells. We are totally depleted.
Bankrupt and disarmed is going to work well.
FJB
Well, Son of a Bitch
My creestal ball seez Insky taking Joey Sheetpants on a beeeg yot ride and disappearing off the radar in 30ms.
In the rather blurry background is determined looking man with blonde hair wearing a beeeg smile…