Posted on 01/05/2022 11:57:13 AM PST by elpadre
On January 2, Biden called Zelensky at 16:00 Washington time (23:00 Kyiv time). Biden called Zelensky two days after talks with Putin, where Ukraine was the main topic. A symbolic element of the American president's genuine attitude to Zelensky.
If such a call had taken place before the conversation with the Russian leader, then one would think that the Americans adhere to the principle "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine." And so these are empty words. Unfortunately, Ukraine remains an instrument in the confrontation between the great powers.
Judging by the statements of Washington and Kyiv, the two presidents approve of Russia's negotiations with the US and NATO, but as for Minsk, only Biden welcomes them. He reiterated the de-escalation of tensions in Donbas and the use of active diplomacy to implement the Minsk agreements and support the "Normandy format".
Zelensky's statement contains nothing about the Minsk agreements.
New topics emerged during the negotiations - reforms in Ukraine and deoligarchization.
Regarding the reforms, according to my information, Biden expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the competition for the election of the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, loyal to the West, was disrupted. The Americans want to lock onto themselves all anti-corruption institutions. And so far they have not been able to do it to the full. It is Bankova that blocks it, knowing full well that under such conditions, corrupt officials from the closest circle of the Ukrainian president will begin to land quickly.
On the issue of de-oligarchization, the American president, according to my sources, insisted that the Ukrainian president distance himself from the oligarch Kolomoisky. He is under US sanctions. And the investigation into the withdrawal of $ 5.5 billion from PrivatBank by Kolomoisky to offshore has been frozen.
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Ukraine...the cash cow for so many American politicians..
Biden has the power of a quadriplegic
I do not believe Brandon could even point to Russia, let alone the Ukraine, on a map.
“....This will be a test for Zelensky. After all, since 2020, he has actually renounced the Minsk agreements. It will be extremely difficult for him to explain to society the turn in the opposite direction.....”
this will be interesting
Sounds like a TV guide description of foreign porn.
Could one of you net geniuses put up a comparison picture of Bidet next to the inbred banjo picker in deliverance?
I think it may be that Bidet was a movie star at one time.
Oh yes, the Ukraine....
Brandon loves it so much he promised to make the US just like Ukraine.
He is delivering too...
Ukraine: for 10%, I can get a better deal from Putin
C’mon, Man . . . this bozo isn’t demanding anything . . . It’s his handlers that are calling all the shots . . . all this dope wants to know is what flavor pudding he’s having before his nappies.
And we don’t know who his handlers are . . . .
Wonder what is really going on.
Russia is not a “Great Power”. It is an economic basketcase with nuclear weapons and a large competent military.
A primer on why we need to keep our distance from Ukraine. We should refrain from making any commitments. Must read.
Isn't that the guy that his son worked for, when the currently unelected, illegal, occupant of DC was actually VP?
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Russia’s debt ratio is one of the lowest in the world at 19.48% of its GDP. Russia is the ninth least indebted country in the world. We owe 134% of our GDP. Russia has a 13% personal income tax. Collected up front, no filing needed unless you are using the once in a lifetime home deduction.
Getting close to time that we stop calling anyone else an economic basket case.
Recall Zelensky was elected and campaigned on a I-don’t-hate-Russia platform.
Then . . . natural gas flowed into Ukraine from the WEST because there was no further way to steal flow from GAZPROM. Those western sources (Poland et al) have the sort of pressure on him that GAZPROM will have on Germany when Nordstream II flows.
The real secret that never gets talked about — Ukraine has no oil. No natural gas. But it DOES have coal. And it’s all in the Donbas.
Wouldn’t it be a shame if, under threat of a US supported Russian takeover, Ukrainian leaders published the truth about all the US politicians that have been stealing money in Ukraine for decades. All of them. But especially Biden.
Point taken. We are in worse shape than much of the world. All by design.
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