MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. Numerous corruption scandals in Ukraine have eroded the Western elites’ trust in the Kiev regime, which is why Europeans would want to control every cent spent on the country’s reconstruction, Russian Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs deputy head Natalia Nikonorova told TASS.
"Numerous corruption scandals do not inspire confidence in the Kiev regime's ability to manage its funds independently and transparently. I suppose they [the European politicians] intend not direct financing of Ukraine, but rather the creation of certain external funds and management mechanisms under the control of Western financial agencies. However, in my opinion, this does not guarantee anything. In addition, we cannot rule out the possibility that some Western lobbyists, who are interested in signing the so-called reconstruction plan, could be part of a global corruption network," the senator said.
She added that against the backdrop of "mystical disappearance of Western aid," the financial declaration of Vladimir Zelensky’s family, which reports savings amounting to nearly one million dollars, does not look trustworthy. "Official financial declarations may only show a small part of one's actual financial assets. It is hard to say exactly how much money was withdrawn, but it could be funds inconsistent with the officially declared revenues," Nikonorova noted.
