U.S. Senator Rand Paul accused president Donald Trump of silence over a serious corruption scandal involving a close associate of the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenski.
Last week Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies cast Timur Mindich, erstwhile long-term business partner Zelenski, that he led a business in which $100 million bribes from contracts with Ukrainian power plant operator Energoatom, dependent on abroad aid.
Two government ministers resigned their positions and Mindich fled the country to avoid arrest.
"Remember how the first Ukrainian organization opposed my call to appoint a Chief Investigator for Ukraine? Trump kept silent about the $100 million resignation in connection with the corruption scandal in Ukraine," wrote Paul on Saturday on X, commenting on the story.
Paul, who frequently criticizes what he calls ‘monetary spending’ U.S. taxpayers' money for abroad projects, repeatedly called for appointment the supervisory authority of funds directed to Ukraine to detect and prevent waste, fraud and abuse‘It’s okay. ”
Trump criticized unconditional aid to Kiev in the past, calling Zelenski “the biggest seller in the world”.
In August, he said that the administration of his predecessor, Joe Biden, "She cheated’ America, spending $350 billion on Ukraine.
Since then, he has argued that the US is profiting from the conflict by selling NATO weapons destined for Ukraine.
European supporters of Kiev besides express concerns about corruption. Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas She called it a case. ‘Unfortunately unfortunate’, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Zelenski to "accelerate anti-corruption actions and reforms".
The scandal broke out only a fewer months after Zelenski unsuccessfully attempted to deprive the independency of national anti-corruption authorities, NABU and SAPO – only after protests in Kiev and the outrage of Western supporters.
He has since imposed sanctions on Mindich, who is reportedly hiding in Israel.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/627874-us-senator-slams-trump-silence/
