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Ukraine scrambles to limit damage from blockbuster corruption scandal
politico ^ | November 14, 2025 | Veronika Melkozerova

Posted on 11/16/2025 6:51:09 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter

Ukraine isn’t hanging about in trying to fix the damage caused by a megabucks corruption scandal exposed this week.

Top officials are rushing to reassure Kyiv’s Western partners, after the alleged $100 million kickback scheme in the energy sector — which implicated current and former top officials, and some close associates of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — troubled allies.

“We must act quickly and decisively on the battlefield and act equally in vital areas within the state. The government’s task is to show Ukrainian society and partners that under no circumstances will we tolerate corruption and will respond quickly to any facts,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told POLITICO.

“We value our strong and permanent relations with foreign partners. It is important for us to maintain these relations, based on trust, and any threats to them are unacceptable,” she added.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.eu ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; corrupt; israel; ukraine

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We have to admit the Ukrainians are good at making deals.

Ukraine gives the Bidens maybe $5 or $10 million.

Then, Ukraine pressures Biden to give them billions.

Of the Biden Billions the top dogs in Ukraine siphon off $100 million for themselves.

We all would like to get a 10 to 20 times return on our investments..

1 posted on 11/16/2025 6:51:09 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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It’s only money — remember Obama talking about “chump change?” — and what’s a little chump change like $100 million? / s a r c


2 posted on 11/16/2025 6:53:56 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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For Zelensky, the bright side of the fact that electricity is out all over the country is that no one can turn on their radios or TVs to get the news of his corruption.


3 posted on 11/16/2025 6:54:46 AM PST by PGR88
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CORRECTION: Ukraine scrambles to cover up.


4 posted on 11/16/2025 7:02:27 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time
this disclosure might really hurt the Mediterranean yacht dealers?
5 posted on 11/16/2025 7:04:51 AM PST by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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Crooked government?
Ahh, couldn’t be.


6 posted on 11/16/2025 7:21:58 AM PST by skimbell
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Ukraine and Russia are both classic kleptocracies.

Let’s stay the heck away!!!


7 posted on 11/16/2025 7:22:14 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Real Genocide of Christians by muslims in Sudan and Nigeria gets no notice from Jew haters.)
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$100 million kickback scheme in the energy sector


Isn’t/wasn’t Burisma Holdings involved in the energy sector?


8 posted on 11/16/2025 7:54:15 AM PST by hanamizu
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To: thinden
And the Lamborghini sales in Monaco and Lichtenstein!
9 posted on 11/16/2025 7:58:25 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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I want Little z gone and for ZERO more US dollars to go there.

Corrupt crazies, all of them in government. They abuse those under them and have them killed off.


10 posted on 11/16/2025 8:33:48 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Another show of hands- who didn’t know THIS already?


11 posted on 11/16/2025 8:37:37 AM PST by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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Corruption in Ukraine?
12 posted on 11/16/2025 8:38:39 AM PST by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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Zelensky is headed for Greece for a meeting. Rumors are flying that he’s not coming back.


13 posted on 11/16/2025 8:49:12 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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Yep…Zelensky and many Ukrainians, the Bidens and some of their close pals (including a couple of Republicans) have made quite a bit of money off of the Ukraine Project.


14 posted on 11/16/2025 8:49:44 AM PST by Allegra
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Meanwhile: The 25th, 92nd and 37th Ukrainian Brigades have been encircled. They will surrender or die. What’s left of the AZOV Brigade is encircled and they will die, they have said no to surrendering.


15 posted on 11/16/2025 9:06:04 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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Huge Corruption was established years ago. After becoming a “ nation”, they defaulted on the IMF and World Bank loans .....since 1991.

Professional scammers, they have no intentions of paying anything back, ever.


16 posted on 11/16/2025 9:58:53 AM PST by delta7
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Hunter is an energy expert. Ask him.


17 posted on 11/16/2025 12:31:51 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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