The Ukrainian parliament today approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week that returned independence to key state anti-corruption agencies.
The Ukrainian parliament today approved a bill submitted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week that returned independence to key state anti-corruption agencies.
The Jester speaks again still spouting nothing.
This is what it looks like when a government is responsive to the people. Democracy can be messy, but it gets to a much better place than when one dictator or an opaque cabal is making the decisions.
The irony now is the USA doesn’t have any independent corruption fighting orgs now, with both the sec and DOJ being controlled by the WH.
El ocupa de Nazesqui, ¿Cuándo va a convocar elecciones?. Ah, no, que es un títere de los golpistas. No me digáis que está apoyado por los gobiernos europeos, porque me cago en todos y cada uno de los gobiernos europeos.
Ukraine is improving as the war progresses, while the Russians are digging themselves deeper into a hole with only vodka in hand.
But in reality, both dig themselves deeper and will, much to western powers joy, put everything on sale for dirt cheap.... Happened here in the Balkans, will happen there as well.
I agree, but Ukraine had no choice but to defend. So if Ukraine is going down, it is fighting for its rights and freedom. Russia just made the wrong move on a corrupt intel provided. If you get on the wrong train or trade, the best thing is to get out of it, not bring your ego, and wait.
Just curious to know, what of this conflict (NOT a civil war) is comparable to the Balkans?
I'd bet on Serbia waging a war against countries leaving Yugoslavia. Except for the fact Ukraine has left USSR ~35 years ago and USSR not existing anymore, except in Russians and the USSR cult heads.
yeah... definitely it must be Serbia, going all in against their neighbors, to restore their precious little, tiny empire- can't see anyone else on the Balkans doing stupid thing like this. maybe Turkey too, but can't imagine them fighting wars on the Balkans, but they might in Asia.
Their sultan is old and frail, and he will die sooner or later, and I don't see how they would prevent pro-western forces taking control w/o a civil war. P.S. I wish all those vile old man that only managed to make the world worse could die sooner.
Lemme guess, you were out in Bosnia killing Muslims
Your home
You being from the Balkans explains a lot about how pessimistic your outlook is. My condolences.
He is from Serbia, which isn't faring very well. And you just can't match their pessimism, they lost their Yugo dream and they would would be forever angry about it. My country lost a similar national cause a hundred and some years ago (and to Serbs). We still have some people whining about it.
Why didn't he do that when he got in the office?
You don't even know the background.^^ He recently restricted the independence of this agency, arguing that the Russians had infiltrated it. Following public protests, he reversed this decision. Maybe better read more before commenting.
"why would I read to learn context when I have feelings I could express without knowledge?" -DM
I knew my faith in him was not misplaced. ❤️❤️
Me too but I can tell you I held my breath for a couple days.
Why is Turkiye looked down upon for its anti-corruption?
Hopefully worldwide media is paying attention, especially to the part about civil disturbances and their ability to alter unpopular government decisions.
les médias canadiens préfère prêter attention a justin trudeau l'étron du canada et surtout du québec
I'm pretty sure only the politic can alter government decisions once the people have made known their position. Ukraine is showing how well a democracy can work.
"Ukraine is showing how well a democracy can work." LMAO! Sure...
Go tell your master Putin that you suck at your job. Maybe he will give you a cushy job on the front line of the war you love so much.
Vatnik alert.
STFU. No one is working for Russia. Ppl are just being honest about Zelensky and Ukraine's corruption which was well-known until the war. Then ppl like you sought to stifle any debate with your insults.
It's well understood that corruption is a problem in Ukraine. But to assert that Russia isn't trying to undermine Ukrainian institutions is wrong. Also, Ukrainians say they support Zelensky but we're against weakening NABU and SAPO as one of the few remaining checks on the government.
Remember there is a war on and for some un-fucking-known reason some Ukrainians think NABU and SAPO is more important than Ukraine.
I think Ukrainians protested because the independence of NABU and SAPO is one of the few checks on the power of Zelensky's government during the state of emergency. They are fighting two wars. One against Russia and one against Russia's legacy: corruption. Hopefully, the new law provides balance.
If they lose the first, the other will not matter.
Is this the democracy you're wishing for? smh "President Zelenskyy has consolidated all TV platforms in Ukraine into one state broadcast and restricted political rivals. Political opposition fears such civil liberty constraints could continue."
I commenting on the democracy of a rescinded decision. As for a one state broadcast, the country is at war, don't you believe all should have the same information at the same time? Political opposition : give me a break because, again, the country is at war.
I guess you're oaky with a dictator taking down his political opposition. That's anything but a democracy.
These kinds of things are normal in cases of all out war. When there's an existential threat fought on a country's own territory.
"Please drop your guard so we can hit you, only that can prove you're the good guy." Where's the independent TV in Russia? They're not even attacked, they're the attackers. They have agents all over Ukraine, Europe even the US. Do you have a clue what's going on? Or are you a part of it?
Thinking about it, we already have controlled media. The major networks plus CNN, MSNBC, etc. all report on whatever the democrat party tells them to.
And who does Fox News and News Max report do? Tucker Carlson and the army of pundits in his vein? Why would you miss over half the media by viewership in your statement? Weird, huh?
Sadly,Tucker is no longer with Fox.
That's why I cheer for Ukraine so much. For all of its issues, its people are some of the most democracy and freedom minded in the world. They know how to protest and how to protest effectively. Would be shame to see them swallowed by orcs
Oh, yes, if only our "Democracy" over here could work just as well: Elections are so last century!
A country that is, by all measurements, more corrupt than Russia. Yeah, ok, I'm listening /s
Un héritage venu d’où ? J’ai oublié. Un héritage de l’agresseur russe alias l’union soviétique.
Et,en Ukraine 🇺🇦,ils combattent la corruption. En Russie 🇷🇺,la,ils l’entretienne. Vladimir,dit le mafieux,est le roi et le maître quand il s’agit de corruption. Malheureusement pour 90% de la population russe et,heureusement pour un petit groupe d’oligarques gravitant autour de Poutine.
He needs more guns so we can kill more fucking Russians, raise my taxes for all I care
Trying to survive...
This is why The Felon of 34 gave his ❤️ Pooty 50 days yea 50 days so he could and would escalate against Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Doesn't sound like Zelenskyy is the source of corruption.
Now that Russia had an 8.7 earthquake and tsunami, I would think they were done. The people have had enough, they are broke as a country, they are getting bombed and now this.
Unfortunate reality is that people have zero say as long as the police and the military gleefully obey the scumbags in charge. Take for example my country - Serbia. Milošević wasn't toppled until both police and military turned against him.
I pray that happens here, DM
I doubt this earthquake, although bad, matters macro-politically.
I'm just hoping, Unit. Can't give up hope, ever. Have a great day.
An earthquake in Kamchatka is like the U.S. flag on the lunar surface falling over, in regards to political relevance to the respective capitals. Moscow cares little for the livelihoods of its people outside the central oblast.
Repairing the damage to the nuclear submarine base at Rybachiy will pull resources from elsewhere.
Unfortunately, your right.
That may be true, but we cannot become desensitized to the point where we don't care about victims.
We show most care by staying true to faithful analysis, so we can identify what matters, what doesn't, and focus on what does.
Wait, did he reverse course?
🙏☮️🇺🇦❤️
I love that man.
‼️💥 This situation put Zelensky with ruling elite in a dead end. ☝️🫥 In Ukraine, no one wants or perceives Zelensky as a leader. ‼️💥 He is not a hero, that's for sure. 😐 He can't go out - the ruling elite will not let him. ‼️💥 Any alternative is systematically suppressed. 😡 Shameful to be corrupt. War.
Nobel Peace Prize for Zelenskyy.
But wait, isn't there a large group of very.... Determined people in the US trying to make us believe he's a dictator?
Good!👊🍀
Good news!
I'm trying to imagine the current POTUS reversing any of his decisions due to public pressure. I'm not having any luck.
Whoaaaa, democracy! Anyway, back to keeping Russia at Bay
Keep electing cheap TV stars, so we accelerate this
👍👍👍🇺🇦
How long has it been since zelinsky was supposed to have a election?
Boris needs new talking points
Maybe you could answer the question instead of being a bitch
Boris is drunk & angry
That may be but boris isn't a pathetic bitch like you , hide behind the internet pussy
As soon as the war ends, the timer will start.
Where in the constitution of Ukraine does it say , you can stay president as long as we are at war
Zero days, because the suspension is both constitutional and publicly supported. That’s what democracy actually looks like.
I think you might wanna look at little harder , zelinsky has zero support , not surprising since he is getting caught stealing all the money
I normally don’t ❤️ posts from media outlets owned by billionaires especially @politico.com but I like this.
Very glad Zelensky is still being supported by the rest of the Ukraine’s government!
Every country fights corruption wasting billions that could go to education, healthcare, the environment so tragic
👏👏
I wonder who talked them into the original bill? What a foolish move that was.
Awesome! If only we in US could find our courage and power. Imagine war torn Kyiv coming out in huge numbers to insist on democratic values. Then imagine it in DC.
When the war is won I hope Ukrainians will replace Zelensky and his party with a government that is not so corrupt that it prioritizes Russian Like Corruption by weakening the anti-corruption agencies so it's oligarchs owners can loot the public good and harm the public cost free for graft donations
America should try that.
Too little too late. Many many Ukrainians building g houses in the Caribbean with stolen European taxes.
Democracy in immediate action
*jealous*
good move keep the high ground
I wonder how long this Russian aggression will be tolerated? Oh but it is not my problem. Not today, possibly, but look ahead, if not stopped here, and in the U.S., it will be your problem, a big problem.
Seems Zelensky made the right decision while here in the US the GQP is doubling down giving the US to billionaires along with making pedophilia great again. Slava Ukraine!
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What's done is done. Time to get back to being focused and get Ruzzia the fuck out of Ukraine.
Everybody happy now? We best forget this distraction as fast as possible, and get on with crushing the Russians.
And more pointedly this is not a distraction. This is the whole point of the war - to win the right way
And a huge part of it is weeding out corruption. It was corrupted officials that allowed Putin to invade Crimea so easily in 2014.
I thought he acted in good faith myself
The evidence suggests this is unlikely
Not at all. It’s shaken everybody that works in those organisations and shown that when push comes to shove they aren’t protected. It was an authoritarian overreach and It it’s a blatant sign that Zalenskyy and the Rada have lost sight of what’s important and of value beyond the war
It is having an ongoing effect on Ukraines ability to finance itself. Some of the agreed appointments are being held up and it’s directly effecting billions of EU funding
Lawmakers in the US are doing just the opposite!
You went with that picture? Very Putin of you.
oh the irony
Their democracy is working better in the midst of an invasion and war than America’s.
Important move. Hopefully, it leads to meaningful change
I bet it’s a whole lot better than our paper tiger ACCC. What a bloody joke that is.
Hello there
The totally opposite direction where the US is heading with the GOP criminal organization dictating everything in Corrupt congress.
By actually listening to the outrage in his people, Zelenskyy has proved himself a more democratic leader than literally anyone in the post-USSR sphere.
ukraine had a nazi problem years ago if any remember. they infiltrated lots of government. i wouldn't doubt that the anti-corruption agencies were full of nazis
Thank you, President Zelenskyy
sounds like a functioning democracy. Government listening and acting accordingly. Awesome. Now somebody help Ukraine to get fucking Putin out of there with his imperialist delusions
so, assuming the original bill was ALSO his idea, what's the story here? Did he try something and give up due to pushback, which would be ok? Or did his worst cronies MAKE him do something, and now he gets to say "see, i told you they wouldn't like it"?
I am wondering, also, what has gone on. It doesn't fit that he would want that original bill - he has been pushing for NATO. I'm inclined to think someone pushed this, it got enough votes and Zelensky was bound to sign it. With the protests it thankfully got reversed.
I love that interpretation! I have 2 Ukrainian contacts, neither a Zelensky fan, but I think they undersell his patriotism and how well he has advocated for his country in Europe (Trump is a moron with a grudge, and a Putin fan-boy, so there was never a chance for charm or logic there).
The new bill adds some provisions for preventing Russian influence, which is something Zelenskyy has repeatedly said was a big concern. With how many spies and FSB agents are being found, it's possible that having more direct oversight became the priority.
It’s a start, unless the anti-corruption agents are corrupted. Like uk leaders and police. Protecting each other.
Well... they ultimately listened to constituents. Now if we could get Congress here in the US to behave the same way. WTF am I thinking
Yeah, that's just crazy talk there. "Representative government." What do you think this is, the famed democratic republic that is the United States of America? oh, wait...
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This is how a democracy is supposed to work. Lawmakers listening to the people.
good they're responsive to criticism
This whole embroglio should never have happened. Poor judgment.🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Can be be our president?
CORRUPTION IS KILLING US ALL.
The totally opposite direction where the US is heading with the GOP criminal organization dictating everything in Corrupt congress.
Ukraine, and it's leader, are the greatest people on Earth.
👍
Too bad the US cannot say the same: all internal US oversight of corruption was lobotomized within the first two weeks under DJT and Co
Must be nice having a potus who isn’t a corrupt, lying, treasonous pedophile. 😒
Yahoo!!! NATO-bound!! 🇺🇦
GOOD SHOW! Carry on fearless "WARRIOR!" 💕 💙 👏 😆
Thus is what responsive governance looks like
I guess the Russian influence argument was a canard? Love Zelenskyy, but let’s remember that everyone’s behavior must be subject to review and challenge.
I think Russian attempts to subvert institutions in Ukraine is very real. Russia wants Ukraine to be a failed state they can easily control
The corruption problems 🇺🇦 has had to deal with since early 1990s is a vestige of the soviet era.
That’s certainly true.
I guess we'll find out at some point. This is important. No politician should be above scrutiny. Sometimes it makes sense to pragmatically put aside ideological issues in the face of more pressing issues (ohai US voters, you listening?) but democratic leaders should always be held to account.
Increased monitoring for Russian influence is included in the new law.
That’s great!
👍🏼
Sounds like a very righteous plan for cleaning up a democracy! SLAVA UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
Something America should adopt.
What a leader!,👍👏👏
Yay
A leader who listens to his people ~ and does something about it. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🌻🇺🇦
Wish we had a leader like Ukrain.
So to summarise: an anti-corruption law was about to pass and Zelensky stopped it. People understandable made a fuss. So Zelensky wrote a new law himself to pass for anti-corruption. Sounds a lot like textbook corruption to me, but Ukraine's conditions are not normal.
Thats because you don't bother to read the facts. the anti-corruption boards had been deeply infiltrated by russian assets. he stripped them of power to stop the damage they were doing- and clearly stated his intent to clean house and reinstate the oversight.
... Well, this is a rare case where context doesn't actually help. Take out the word russian and replace with foreign/enemy (won't change the context) and apply this logic to any nation in the world.
So a leader should not take action to stop a hostile foreign takeover of important government functions?
I want you to remember your accusations first before answering. You said the board has been "deeply infiltrated by russian assets" and "he stripped them of power". Since when did treason get treated so lightly? These are huge accusations with a universal countermeasure, and that's not what happened.
A "hostile foreign takeover" is an act of war... if true. A leader overriding a law passed through the government and rewriting it himself is 100% corruption. If Ukraine is an exception, it has to be a real special case. But I do remember a few hostile foreign takeovers and they weren't by Russia.
How can you be completely unaware of the invasion by russia that has been going on since 2014?
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Why Nazilensky wanted to get anti-corruption agencies down? 🤔
Because every politician on the Earth is craving for authority and duty of civil society is to review decisions of every top politician
This article gives me some hope for the future. Especially the part where their corrupt politicians were getting arrested. The picture of ALL the politicians who backed & profited off of this Mob family disguised as the US gov, getting arrested & having to pay for what they've done. RICO Act.
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Aaaaaand where are all the retractions from US media here - claims he was corrupt? Hmmm. WTF are you?!
After they found the Russian agent in the group they no longer worried that it would undermine the gov't
👏👏👏 Slava Ukraini!
There must have been something going on that distracted him. Good it was brought to his attention and that he acted on the disagreement.
Ohhh boy. That's going to make the want to be king bigly mad.
Wait, a president who actually gives a shiz about the nation!?
Excellent!
This is important. Corrects a blunder by Zelensky which he realized and then he moved to support the correction.
After cleaning up the corruption. It was the right thing to do.
This will not happen anymore if Ukra ist member in EU.
Zelensky moved to curb anti-corruption watchdogs. Ukrainians protested. Allies warned. Parliament resisted. He backed down. Under pressure, democracy worked: accountability prevailed. Even in wartime, institutions matter.
Ok, that's what I thought happened. This was framed in a different way.
Yes, the framing matters. Some headlines made it look like a power grab, others focused on the quick correction. The full story shows both, the attempt and the democratic pushback. That balance is important.
So many comments here are from people that clearly haven't been following this. When I first saw the move, all I could think about was Servant of the People and their anti-corruption shenanigans. Zelenskyy was hilarious in that show. Poor man is aging faster than Obama now.
Yeah, defending against a genocidal, failing former superpower of war criminals and its fellow sh*thole countries with lots of weapons to sell for over 3.5 years will do that to ya, I'd imagine.
Yeah, poor guy has a lot on his plate. I'm proud of him.
What started it all was that ruSSian spies were found WITHIN the anti-corruption watchdogs. Zelenskyy just wanted to shut them all down and get back to winning the war. It was a bit of an over reaction. The people spoke up and the anti-corruption watchdogs are back in place - minus the ruSSian spies
Except what if there’s corruption in the anti corruption organisation?
That’s always a risk, which is exactly why these institutions must stay independent and under scrutiny themselves. But weakening them politically, without due process, opens the door to even more unchecked corruption. Accountability cuts both ways.
ukraine has something like six of them. If one of them is deliberately obstructing five of the others, that may become a problem.
Move forward by backing up.
I can't believe that Ukraine is holding normal government meetings during a freaking war. ANd the people of Ukraine, carrying on liek nothing is happening. Going for meals, coffee, just trying to live their lives. Ukraine people are very very strong, and need the entire worlds support.
💙💛💪🇺🇦
Who invaded who? Anyone entertaining the notion that 🇺🇦 has corruption is an asshole! That’s like saying you won’t continue to help save a woman from a rapist if she has any unpaid parking tickets in her hometown. Now watch as 🇺🇸 forces an election to get rid of Zelensky unless he bends over for them.
A president who listens to and takes advice, unlike the narcissistic, man child, dictator wannabe idiot we have to deal with here!🤬
His administration took away the said independence, & now "returning" it? 🤔 ... Have said agencies tracked the millions upon millions of dollars given to said administration, which still continue to be unaccounted for, with evidence that Zelenskyy & his family (including wife) have got a cut of it?
Oh, thank god
Such a great man! We should still be behind Ukraine 100%! God, please keep those people safe!
Ukranian anti-corruption? Isn't that a lot like Jumbo Shrimp?
American here. Can we get one of those "anti-corruption" thingies I keep reading about?
Do you remember, we had “inspectors general” who monitored and investigated government activities to promote transparency, efficiency and accountability. But, you know, that was in the olden days under Biden. They were mostly all fired by current 🍊💩. Because he doesn’t want that 😡. If we only knew.
Think I’ve discovered a flaw in the American system, all the people meant to independently hold the government to account (DOJ, inspectors general, FBI) all report to the president. Not sure if anyone else has noticed this because I would have thought someone would try to fix this. 😉
Omg, such an obvious oversight! I’m the past honorable presidents at least kept an arms length distance.
And an Ethics Office Director in DoJ. And a CFPB. And legitimate, qualified heads over things like HHS, DoJ, DoT, DoD, FBI, CIA, .......
Do you remember, we had “inspectors general” who monitored and investigated government activities to promote transparency, efficiency and accountability. But, you know, that was in the olden days under Biden. They were mostly all fired by current 🍊💩. Because he doesn’t want that 😡. If we only knew.
Do you remember, we had “inspectors general” who monitored and investigated government activities to promote transparency, efficiency and accountability. But, you know, that was in the olden days under Biden. They were mostly all fired by current 🍊💩. Because he doesn’t want that 😡. If we only knew.
This is very good and important news.
A correction of an unforced error by a man who can ride a wave of well-deserved goodwill forever if he stops making unforced errors like the one he just corrected.
Good move, VZ. Wow, a leader who listened to the people he serves. What a concept.
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Supporting a quality leader! Wish we could have one and do the same! Sadly, we are in a hellhole created by Putin's Butthole, #47!
your creative description is excellent
Meanwhile, in the USA…
If only the US had anti-corruption agencies.
We had CFPB... Had...
And we had IG's 😡
Did elon close that using DOGE because they were after him because his teslas kept catching fire?
😮💨
What on earth was he thinking to begin with?
Every hunan is craving for authority and benefits for own group (friends/relatives). That's why they (Zelenskyi only one political actor in Ukraine) attempted to pass this law, but civil society wasn't happy about it
*Zelenskyi isn't only one political actor in Ukraine, because political system is too big and too liberal to be controlled by one person
Imagine, what must it be like to live in a country where your leaders actually hear and respond appropriately to the outrage of their citizens! Hey, #47, Congress, you should follow this example…
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Leadership.