Posted on 12/22/2024 4:46:30 AM PST by hardspunned
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has publicly accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of attempting to bribe him with €500 million in exchange for Slovakia’s backing of Ukraine’s NATO membership bid. Fico made the explosive allegation during a press conference in Brussels on Thursday, following a private meeting with Zelensky on the sidelines of an EU leaders' summit.
He revealed that Slovakia might consider taking "reciprocal measures" after Ukraine chose not to extend its gas transit deal with Russia, set to expire at the end of the year. Ukraine cited the ongoing war as the reason for the decision, raising concerns in Slovakia, which depends on Russian gas passing through Ukraine.
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When the adults are once again in charge in the West, it will be readily acknowledged that someone will have to pay the Russians the principle and interest that has been stolen from them. I have a bad feeling the chump is going to be that person we Americans are looking at in our mirrors.
He’s bribing people with OUR tax dollars!
The Slovak PM revealed that Zelensky asked if he would vote in favor of Ukraine's NATO membership in exchange for €500 million from Russian assets frozen in the West since the conflict began.
He’s bribing people with OUR BORROWED tax dollars!
“..He’s bribing people with OUR tax dollars!...”
Wonder what this grifter bribed FJB and our elitist esteemed rulers with in order to extract billions of hard-earned American taxpayer dollars... It will eventually all come out.
That grifting homo FRiend of yours doesn't have access to frozen Russian assets.
I don’t care where the money actually comes from. It is an affront to us that he is trying to bribe anyone for NATO membership. IMO, UKR should never be allowed to join NATO.
Some fools will try to tell you the West can steal money deposited in Western banks and those banks won’t suffer any consequences. One would have to be the ultimate DC supporting dullard to believe such nonsense. I’m sure the Arabs and Indians would continue pumping their billions into those same thieving Western monetary systems.
Having all Russian deposits stolen by corrupt Western hacks like Z would be a small price to pay for the benefit to BRICS such idiocy would bring.
“the chump is going to be that person we Americans are looking at in our mirrors.”
It always is. Uncle Sucker every time.
A little clarity is needed here. What Zelenskyy appears to have offered Fico is payment to Slovakia to replace the loss of natural gas transfer fees, estimated at €500 million, because Ukraine will no longer send Russian gas through Slovakia to the rest of Europe.
This is a far cry from the allegation of a personal bribe to Fico himself. Knowing Fico (and I do), he would have secretly taken such a bribe, and already probably has from Putin. Fico is an underhanded thug and a skunk, same as Putin.
By the way, Fico has publicly stated his support for Ukraine’s eventual membership in the EU, just not NATO.
Little distinction can be made between Zelensky, Fico, and Vlad.
The only distinction that I can think of is Zelensky is engaging in a gang war with a blank check from Uncle Sam and Vlad is having to fund that gang war with money from the Russian people.
Truth is if funding this gang war was put to a national referendum, neither the Americans nor the Russians would fund it.
But that will never happen in Russia because they do not have a form of self government which represents the will of the people.
Come to think of it that will NEVER happen in America either, for the same reason.
The shadow gubmint which is the Deep State FRUSTRATES the will of the people, it NEVER represents that will.
Hence we are always engaged or funding phony wars in far off lands while our borders are being invaded by millions.
Your insinuation that US tax dollars could have been used to “bribe” Fico, is totally false and clearly debunked already on this thread. You were just peddling some cheap Russian propaganda.
You want to talk about bribes...
Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian president at the time, faced widespread protests (the Euromaidan movement) after he suddenly decided to suspended plans to sign an association agreement with the European Union in November 2013. Instead, he opted for closer economic ties with Russia. There is evidence that Russia offered Ukraine significant “financial incentives” (bribes), including a $15 billion aid package and discounted natural gas, to dissuade Yanukovych from signing the EU deal.
Talk about Russian meddling in Ukraine’s interant affairs!
It was massive.
Protests and the Euromaidan Revolution...
The decision to halt the EU agreement triggered massive protests in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine. These demonstrations escalated into a broader movement against government corruption and Russian influence. The revolution culminated in February 2014 with Yanukovych fleeing to Russia. Incredibly, to double down on his treason against Ukraine, he had asked Russian troops to quell the protest movement...
Thus, Russia exerted economic and political pressure to influence Yanukovych’s decision, the Euromaidan movement was driven by Ukrainian citizens demanding closer ties with Europe, democratic reforms, and an end to corruption.
Russian involvement post-revolution: After Yanukovych’s departure, Russia responded aggressively. It annexed Crimea in March 2014 and supported tiny separatist movements in eastern Ukraine, leading to the war we now have.
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“He’s bribing people with OUR tax dollars!”
CLEARLY the case, as money is fungible. If the US tried to directly bribe the leader of Slovakia, it would be illegal here. Also, if he took the bribe, he’d be arrested anyway. Smart man to just say no to US money.
“Knowing Fico (and I do)...”
Link please.
“Truth is if funding this gang war was put to a national referendum, neither the Americans nor the Russians would fund it.”
Link please. The last that I heard is that the war and Putin are VERY POPULAR. Be interesting to know what you’ve found and what it was based on (Ukrainian or Neocon sources, I suspect).
Polls, polls, really?
I don't believe the stinkin' polls taken in the United States.
Why would polls taken in Russia interest me or anyone for that matter?
I believe the war was very popular in Russia when it started.
Just like our phony war in Iraq based on WMD's was very popular when it began.
But people tire of war very quickly when political objectives trump military objectives.
My point was more theoretical than practical.
Leaders don't take referendum on wars.
If they did, we would have been out of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan much sooner than we did get out.
“Why would polls taken in Russia interest me or anyone for that matter? I believe the war was very popular in Russia when it started.”
Fair point - bodies coming home now for 3 years there. People are getting fed up with slow pace of the war. If the Neocons are successful and take out Putin, I suspect that the war will very quickly speed up, and not in Ukraine’s favor - at least based on what other Russian leaders are saying, starting with Medvedev.
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