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E.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns
NY Times ^ | July 26, 2025 | Andrew E. Kramer

Posted on 07/26/2025 2:37:27 PM PDT by McGruff

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s anticorruption policies have already provoked Ukraine’s first antigovernment protests since the Russian invasion in 2022. Now, it seems, they may cost the country a portion of its foreign aid from the European Union, in a clear rebuke from the bloc, once a staunch ally.

The European Union said on Friday that it would withhold 1.5 billion euros, or $1.7 billion, from an overall fund of 4.5 billion euros whose disbursement is dependent on achieving good governance standards and that can’t be used for military purchases. The decision is not final, however, and the funding can be restored if Ukraine meets certain benchmarks.

Mr. Zelensky had no public comment on the aid cut, which nevertheless was a setback for Ukraine’s leader, who is depending on European financial support to fill gaps left by the Trump administration’s refusal to underwrite Ukraine’s war effort.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Ukraine
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1 posted on 07/26/2025 2:37:27 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Corruption in Ukraine?
Surely you jest.


2 posted on 07/26/2025 2:40:03 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: McGruff

10 billion to late idiots


3 posted on 07/26/2025 2:42:43 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: McGruff

Hypocrites.


4 posted on 07/26/2025 2:48:50 PM PDT by dforest
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To: McGruff

So, no weapons, no troops from the EU, USA sending Patriots that Russia has partially compromised using decoy drones and by programming Iskander missiles to fly erratically.

Time to invade Kursk again?


5 posted on 07/26/2025 2:49:35 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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To: McGruff

YouCraynee Corruption? Say it ain’t so. Who would ever think
that with a Global Homo Dictator Running Yookland.


6 posted on 07/26/2025 2:50:49 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: McGruff

The US borrows money to give to the Ukraine and most other countries rather like Santa Claus is believed by some to do.

Makes perfect sense


7 posted on 07/26/2025 3:06:58 PM PDT by ABStrauss (I miss Rulsh!!!!!)
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To: McGruff

The NYT is reporting this? Jeez, color me shocked!


8 posted on 07/26/2025 3:07:39 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX>)
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To: McGruff

You can bet the EU is Super Duper Corrupt


9 posted on 07/26/2025 3:11:56 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: McGruff

Debt to GDP Ratio

Canada - 108%
France - 111%
Germany - 63%
Italy - 135%
UK - 98%
US - 122%

The collective West is broke.


10 posted on 07/26/2025 3:26:46 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: butlerweave

The EU is a worthless, pussy, lying, coke head organization living off US money.
They were never going help Ukraine.
They just wanted the US to do everything.
Now they don’t even want to pay for arms from the US after they said they would.
Screw ‘em.
The EU is a mess because they all listened to their hero Traitor Obama.


11 posted on 07/26/2025 3:32:02 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: McGruff

Soros-Poroshenko cardboard revolution not stronk. When is your Putin going to start bombing Kyiv again? It’s been a while.


12 posted on 07/26/2025 3:49:21 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Ping


13 posted on 07/26/2025 3:58:50 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (TERM LIMITS is the ONLY WAY to get rid of corrupt cas filreer politicians. )
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To: Bobbyvotes

Interesting how Putin hasn’t bombed Kyiv since the start of the flopped Soros-Poroshenko cardboard revolution.


14 posted on 07/26/2025 4:04:46 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: McGruff

Europe doesn’t care. They are seeking a way out.


15 posted on 07/26/2025 4:20:39 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: marcusmaximus







16 posted on 07/26/2025 4:43:24 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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17 posted on 07/26/2025 4:43:58 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: Veto!

“Corruption in Ukraine?
Surely you jest.”

Poster on another thread was boasting because Ukraine was 104th in Corruption while Russia was 150th, even lower than Mexico.


18 posted on 07/27/2025 12:13:26 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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