Theft by Collusion: Corruption in Ukraine a Serf's Loyalty to Western Masters
Elena Panina
Елена Панина (Telegram)
A few days ago, while commenting on Zelensky’s latest conflict with the NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), we noted (translation below) that investigations into the theft of Western funds had closed in on Zelensky himself. A clarification is needed here.
❖ It must be understood that the theft of a significant portion of the funds allocated by the US and Europe to the Kyiv regime for the war with Russia is not a system glitch, but the system's very foundation—agreed upon by all the principals and contractors involved.
Ukraine is a vassal state bearing high costs to serve the interests of Europe and the US. These costs are orchestrated by Ukrainian presidents and their inner circles, with the complicity of the Ukrainian political class. Naturally, this path entails crime, factional infighting, and even risks to life for Ukrainian politicians. It is also clear that such labor and risk must be compensated accordingly; otherwise, no one would undertake the task of pulling someone else's chestnuts out of the fire with their own hands. As they say in Ukraine, "Nobody’s a fool."
Therefore, whenever a Western politician recruits personnel in Ukraine, they invariably stipulate the share for each local agent who undertakes the defense of US-European interests and throws Ukraine into the furnace of a deadly war with Russia. This corrupt share is paid from the very funds collected from Western taxpayers and provided to the Kyiv regime as loans and other aid.


























