Posted on 01/05/2026 9:21:07 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland as an adviser on economic development, a move he says will help strengthen the “internal resilience” of the war-torn nation.
“Chrystia is highly skilled in these matters and has extensive experience in attracting investment and implementing economic transformations,” he wrote on social media. “Right now, Ukraine needs to strengthen its internal resilience – both for the sake of Ukraine’s recovery if diplomacy delivers results as swiftly as possible, and to reinforce our defence if, because of delays by our partners, it takes longer to bring this war to an end.”
The move comes amid a major government shake-up in Kyiv, as Zelenskyy replaces several key figures. The Ukrainian president appointed the popular head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, as his new chief of staff last week, after Andriy Yermak, formerly his closest confidant, was forced to resign in late November. On Monday, Vasyl Maliuk, the powerful head of the SBU security service, resigned under pressure from Zelenskyy, meaning a change of leadership in all three of Ukraine’s intelligence services.
Zelenskyy has also appointed a number of new advisers, including Freeland, who speak Ukrainian and have deep ancestral ties to the country. Freeland has long advocated for Ukraine to realize its economic potential, which she said has gone unrealized in part because of its historic ties to Russia.
Her appointment to the new role comes as western leaders, including Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney, convene in Paris to discuss ways to end the four-year war, which began when Russia invaded in February 2022.
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She was deeply involved in freezing bank accounts during the Truckers’ Strike.
Her Uke grandpa was a nazi war criminal, so she’ll fit in well.
Yep. She’s even more vicious than Trudeau.
Definitely nothing strange at all about working as both a Canadian MP and an "advisor on development" to a country at war, while being a Davos/WEF "Board of Trustee"
Nothing to see here. Move along.
She was appointed special envoy a few months ago, and just shepherded a 250 million dollar aid package from Canada to Ukraine. This deal stinks to high heaven.
I did Nazi this coming about Banderite Chrystia....
Dang it you beat me to it
I was gonna say
I did Nazi that coming with Chrystia Freeland
Good work!! 😃😄😅😂🤣🤣
I’m not optimistic with this arrangement. It give opportunity for lining pockets rather than improving the economic disaster of Ukraine.
It’s just Vindman North, in the franchise. The pipeline must be kept flowing, in order to suck from the teat.
Chrystia Freeland guided Canada into the toilet.
Her mission and job description remains a secret
no conflict of interest, none at all......
Putin could do us a solid here.
She is FORMER finance minister
The one involved with freezing and trying to seize Canadian trucker's assets? The grandaughter of a Nazi? WWF acolyte? That Chrystia Freeland?
So I guess he’s making a turn toward hardcore Communism then.
Yeah, you guys beat me to it as well, darn it!
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