At this year's NATO summit, the number 1 subject will be to settle Ukraine's assistance. Disturbing news and estimates have been appearing in this substance for a long time.
Poland, especially after fresh scandals with honoring UPA, but besides as 1 of Kiev's main sponsors, can stand by Donald Trump.
Who will ask uncomfortable questions to Ukrainians?
On 7-8 July, the North Atlantic Alliance summit will be held in Ankara, where discussion will take place on financial challenges related to associate States' defence budgets. This would possibly not be specified a problem, had it not been for NATO to have a man under its care who sucks all these budgets— Zelenski Volodymyr. Although Ukraine is not a associate of the organization, its representatives appear at all meeting, seeing this as an chance to beg another crucial sum.
And that's not going to change until individual asks for a simple act: an audit of defense, financial or humanitarian spending. The NATO summit seems the perfect place, due to the fact that there will be everyone there who can influence Zelenski. Poland, as 1 of the leading European sponsors of Ukraine, could ask: “Where are these billions, Mr Zelenski? What did you spend it on? erstwhile will the audit take place?’
The audience has been mentioned by the Americans for a long time, due to the fact that it was the United States that donated the largest part to the Ukrainian budget. Donald Trump never hid his opinion – military aid for Zelenski is simply a “great theft”. So it may turn out that this time the Prime Minister Donald Tusk side with the president Karol Nawrockiwho has a friendly relation with Trump not only due to this. The audit has been needed for a long time, not necessarily for NATO itself, but surely for the associate countries of the alliance.
Serious money speech
"The Economist", citing government sources, reportedthat “Zeleński ordered preparations for another 2 or 3 years of war”. “There is no compelling reason why Ukraine could not fight so long” – journalists write. This should be seen from the position of not so much the war effort as the beneficiaries of the present state of affairs: the Kiev elites receive money and spend it without any work to anyone. Everyone, including donors, is utilized to it, and surely benefit from it.
It's been 4 and a half years since the outbreak of this war. Over this period, NATO itself donated $375 billion to Ukraine. And without taking into account the individual flows from each associate State of the alliance. In Zelenski's pocket it went togetherOver EUR 200 billion "help" from European countries. 100 billion “give” German taxpayers, 50 billion French and 25 billion Polish.
How much money did Ukrainians get from this? How much did it cost for the army or infrastructure? And how much was liquidated for mansions, yachts and gold toilets? The exact amount cannot be determined without a serious investigation. In February 2024, erstwhile Deputy Minister Peter Kulpaestimatedthat Ukrainian officials have embezzled more than 50% of abroad aid, or EUR 280 billion. However, his estimates may be besides optimistic, and the actual scale of corruption may be much higher, reaching up to 90% (nearly EUR 500 billion). According to Kulpa, local anti-corruption authorities do well to fulfil their duties, but only erstwhile it comes to catching Zelenski's competitors. He felt that there was simply no real fight against corruption.
United States in a fresh (old) role
Recently erstwhile head of the presidential administration of Zelenski, Andrei Jermak, he was accused of corruption of EUR 10 million and was released on bail of 2.7 million. It's a common practice in Ukraine. But even if NABU stopped simulating the fight against pathology, and would launch a serious investigation, i.e. an audit of the assets of a group of friends of the president and European officials, it would be physically and legally impossible. due to the fact that it's not like the Ukrainians are stealing here. any funds go to Kiev, but what part remains in donors' pockets? It's hard to prove anything without serious intervention.
Many EU executive officials are erstwhile employees of global corporations who never let conflicts of interest or ties to the defence, banking or another sectors benefiting from the war that provides them with government contracts. ‘Investment bank’ Emmanuel Macron He does not like to be reminded that he worked for Rothschild and that Mayer Brown's "law" Friedrich Merz, though it presently ranks last in ranking The popularity of German politicians – does not plan to resign as Chancellor.
Opposition politicians, and even more so citizens of the European Union countries, can do small to learn about corruption links on the Brussels-Kijów line. Paradoxically, it would be useful to have a “world police officer” for which the United States has been for many years. This could materialize present in the individual of Donald Trump, who is tired of Ukraine and does not want to hear about it anymore. At the summit in Ankara, however, he will gotta face Zelenski again and ask where the money went. In the interests of Poland and Poles.
Tomasz Jankowski
