Thanks for that. Shokin's book came out 11/10/2025. I haven't read it...
Wondering how\who Shokin kept in contact with to know about the war aid going elsewhere...
Back in the day, I chased Biden's "...well son of a bitch..." and it couldn't have happened when Biden said it did(if it even happened at all.)
Biden said he flew to Ukraine. Said:
"I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money. Well, son of a bitch. (Laughter.) He got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time.“ When DID this happen?
Joe Biden did not visit Ukraine on any day in March 2016 or any day in February of 2016. (according to the Official WH schedule)
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/17/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts - Click on: White House Schedule under “Briefing Room” for Pres & VP daily schedule
For Joe Biden’s CFR “well, son of a bitch” story to even work with all the correct characters in place, he had to be talking about his Ukraine visit the week of 12/6/2015.
(From the WH VP schedule of 12/06/2015: “On Sunday morning, the Vice President will depart Wilmington, Delaware en route Kyiv, Ukraine. “)
(From the WH VP schedule of 12/08/2015:The Vice President delivers remarks at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Session Hall of the Verkhovna Rada of UkraineOpen Press)
Shokin removal from office timeline:
16 February 2016: Shokin submitted a letter of resignation.
17 February 2016: an official states "Shokin has taken a paid leave".
19 February 2016: press secretary Sviatoslav Tsegolko wrote on twitter that the presidential administration had received an official letter of resignation from Shokin.
16 March 2016: official of the prosecution office stated that Shokin had resumed his work.
28 March 2016: protesters called for Shokin's firing.
29 March 2016: Shokin was formally dismissed in a parliamentary vote.
Shokin says his last day was 04/03/2016
Joe Biden remarks 12/07/2015 re: loan and aid
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/12/07/fact-sheet-us-assistance-ukraine“With this announcement, the United States now has committed $2 billion in loan guarantees and nearly $760 million in security, programmatic, and technical assistance to Ukraine since the end of the Yanukovych regime in 2014. “ The 3rd 1 billion loan guarantee was with the Biden-Poroshenko meeting 3/31/2016 in Wash. D.C..
By this time, Shokin supposedly was gone.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/31/readout-vice-president-bidens-meeting-president-petro-poroshenko-ukraine “The Vice President welcomed the efforts of President Poroshenko to form a stable, reform-oriented government, and stressed that this step, as well as the enactment of needed reforms, are critical to unlocking international economic assistance, including the third $1 billion U.S. loan guarantee.“ So, the story Joe Biden told couldn’t have happened as he told it:
“I said, I’m telling you, you’re not getting the billion dollars. I said, you’re not getting the billion. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money. Well, son of a bitch. (Laughter.) He got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time. “ Longest 6 hours of all times
