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" 'We end up with a situation where decision-making is concentrated in the President's Office,' said Saakian. 'Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It was only a matter of time before someone in the inner circle started enriching themselves or tried to play their own game'."

And the Bidens, Pelosi, Romney, Lindsey Graham and other assorted scum were more than happy to do their part.

---- "And the Bidens, Pelosi, Romney, Lindsey Graham and other assorted scum were more than happy to do their part."

So many names. I'd posted some to another thread in response to another comment: " 'Who wants to be the last man to die for George Soros, Davos and MI6?' And Galushchenko, Mindich, Halushchenko, Myroniuk, the Zukerman brothers, Chernyshov, Hrinchuk, Koval and, alongside many more names, Volodymyr Zelenskyy who seems either 1) at the heart of the corruption, or 2) a complete fool, blind to all his closest 'friends' and business associates?"

I erred in not adding "the Bidens, Pelosi, Romney, Lindsey Graham and other assorted scum." And Ben Hodges who endorsed Biden, and Liz Cheney who endorsed Harris, and our 'favorite' Ukrainian-American, Vindman, who was at the heart of the first impeachment trial of President Trump.

One should not forget these from only a little over a year ago:

Trump vs Ukraine's president: 'Zelensky is greatest salesman, wants Democrats to win' YNET, 24 September 2024.
Ukraine President Zelensky Campaigns for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania Conservative Treehouse, 23 September 2024.
Trump says Ukraine's Zelensky wants Democrats to win U.S. presidential election Reuters via Globe and Mail, 24 September 2024.
Zelensky Attacks Trump and Vance to U.S. Media, Tours Ammo Plant in PA at Taxpayers’ Expense Breitbart, 23 September 2024.
Zelensky Trashes Trump and Vance, Signs Artillery Shells in PA Legal Insurrection, 23 September 2024.

More updates:

"The investigation has prompted questions about what the country's highest officials knew of the scheme. It has also awakened memories of Zelenskyy's attempt last summer to curtail Ukraine's anti-corruption watchdogs. He backtracked after widespread street protests in Ukraine and pressure from the EU to address entrenched corruption."
Source: EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal CBC Canada, 13 November 2025
"...critics increasingly accusing Zelensky of overstepping his powers — using martial law and wartime conditions not just for national defence, but to sideline political rivals.
"The backlash intensified after masked, heavily armed agents from Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) raided the Kharkiv home of prominent anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin last Friday, confiscating phones, laptops, and tablets.
"SBI investigators and armed personnel also searched the Kyiv residence of former infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, seizing his mobile phone and other electronic devices. Officials said that both operations were part of ongoing corruption inquiries."
Source: Why Zelensky is under fire over 'corrupt authoritarianism' iNews, UK, 19 July 2025.
VIDEO - "MEPs slammed the deepening corruption scandal in Ukraine as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended her controversial “reparations loan” plan in Brussels. The debate erupted after shocking findings in Kyiv’s anti-corruption probe — including a gilded toilet and millions in U.S. cash — led to key ministerial resignations. With billions already sent to Ukraine, critics say Brussels risks losing credibility and investor confidence. As Zelensky’s inner circle faces investigations, Europe's unity — and its strategy for funding Kyiv — is being tested like never before."
Source: ON CAM: Zelensky SHAMED OPENLY In EU Parliament; Ursula Watches In Shock | Ukraine Graft Scandal Ondre Dostál, MEP from Slovakia speaking at the EU Parliament, an other MEPs, via Times of India, 13 November 2025.

More later.