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Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million meant to buy arms for the war with Russia
AP ^ | Jan 28, 2024

Posted on 01/28/2024 6:19:09 AM PST by McGruff

Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine’s security service reported.

The SBU said late Saturday that five people have been charged, with one person detained while trying to cross the Ukrainian border. If found guilty, they face up to 12 years in prison.

The investigation comes as Kyiv attempts to clamp down on corruption in a bid to speed up its membership in the European Union and NATO. Officials from both blocs have demanded widespread anti-graft reforms before Kyiv can join them.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: 10percent4thebigguy; burismabidens; corruption; hunterapproved; moneylaundering; notapennymore; theft; tipoftheiceberg; ukraine; zeeperpr0n; zeepers; zeepersjustwannazeep; zeeperslovevindman
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To: gleeaikin; USA-FRANCE; tlozo; DannyTN; McGruff
If the information in comment #18 is correct, then: “Ukraine’s prosecutor general says that the funds have since been seized and will be returned to the country’s defense budget.”

Sure it's correct, after all, this is one of the Prosecutors that Joe Biden had appointed after he had the Prosecutor that was prosecuting Hunter Biden fired, and bragged about it on video.

It takes a while to change bad habits.

Yep, and the universe will go through a couple of Big Bangs before Progressive Ukraine makes any progress reducing corruption.

I wonder if Putin is making anywhere near as many efforts to end corruption as is Ukraine?

Winding up with the standard Deflection and Distraction from the subject of the thread: Massive Ukraine Government Corruption.

Don't bother posting the UN, EU or Biden Regime ratings Disinformation, they're less honest than the Biden Crime Family.

81 posted on 01/29/2024 7:06:06 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: USA-FRANCE; JonPreston

Enough already! Both of you!


82 posted on 01/29/2024 12:36:03 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: DannyTN

“He is not one of the ones charged. And the fact that Ukraine caught them and is prosecuting them indicates that they aren’t as corrupt as some have claimed. Plus they recovered the funds.

Not like Russia is corruption free.”

Thank you..
As PAul Harvey would say, “And now you know the rest of the story.”


83 posted on 01/29/2024 1:00:40 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇸 )
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To: Jim Robinson

We’re all fine now.
Thank you Jim.

All the best,


84 posted on 01/29/2024 7:43:33 PM PST by USA-FRANCE
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