Ukraine is drowning in a swamp of corruption – and the West is trying to make it look like a good thing

Nikolay Isakov, known as “Iron Grandad,” was victorious at an international competition in the central Oryol Region A 93-year-old nicknamed “Iron Grandad,” from Vladimir Lenin’s hometown Ulyanovsk, triumphed at a major Russian weightlifting competition earlier this month. Nikolay Isakov claimed the top spot in the 90+ age group in the…

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Brussels refuses to acknowledge that the billions spent on its proxy war against Russia have been squandered by Kiev, the Foreign Intelligence Service has said EU leaders are ignoring the reality in Ukraine and the fact that the money they spent on the conflict with Moscow is being squandered by…

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Moscow has vowed to respond in kind to the closure of its diplomatic facility in Gdansk and lamented a profound deterioration of relations Poland will close the last remaining Russian consulate in the country, in the city of Gdansk, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has announced. The move came after several…

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Parliament voted to fire Svetlana Grinchuk shortly after approving the dismissal of the justice minister The Ukrainian parliament has voted to dismiss Energy Minister Svetlana Grinchuk, marking the second high-level ouster in a single day as the government struggles to contain a growing corruption scandal linked to a close ally…

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Washington’s strategy could involve military, psychological and information pressure, according to the New York Times US President Donald Trump has greenlighted additional measures to pressure Venezuela and prepare for a potential broader military campaign, including covert CIA operations targeting President Nicolas Maduro’s government, the New York Times has reported, citing…

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Washington has reportedly been pressing Kiev into accepting a deal to end conflict with Russia while the Ukrainian leadership struggles with the fallout of a $100 million corruption scandal The $100 million energy sector extortion racket reportedly run by Vladimir Zelensky’s former business partner is taking down key figures in…

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The bid to form a “unity government” comes amid reported unrest inside Zelensky’s own faction Ukrainian opposition parties shut down proceedings in the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday morning by blockading the speaker’s podium, escalating their bid to replace the cabinet with a coalition government. The disruption was the second in…

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Lawmakers have approved the dismissal of German Galushchenko, who is implicated in a major graft scandal Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to dismiss Justice Minister German Galushchenko, who was implicated in a high-profile corruption scandal last week. Galushchenko, the former energy minister, was accused of lobbying the interests of Timur Mindich,…

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