The Ukraine is being dismantled to satisfy the greed of the rich
President Zelensky in his campaign for the Presidency, declined to align himself with any political policies in preference for popularist addresses to the public in which he said that he represented a fresh start for Ukraine and he would end the graft, criminal influence and power of corrupt politicians and oligarchs who illegally transferred the wealth of the nation to personal off-shore accounts and properties all over the world. He failed to follow through on his rhetoric indeed the reverse is true.
Zelensky and the rich have got richer and poor Ukrainians are being sacrificed on the false honour of dying in their thousands to protect the State.
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Oligarch’s and millionaires Control the wealth of Ukraine.
The top 5 richest Ukrainians in 2021 were:
Rinat Akhmetov, $11.54 billion: The ironworks and energy tycoon was born in the Donbas and is the country’s wealthiest person. His assets in the metallurgical sector have shown excellent results this year on surging steel and iron ore prices. Strong demand for coal and electricity have added weight to his fortune.
More on him here: https://www.kyivpost.com/multimedia/video/ukrainian-oligarchs-rinat-akhmetov-video
Viktor Pinchuk, $2.6 billion: Assets span from steel works to media, saw his net worth almost double in 2021 from $1.4 billion to $ 2.6 billion. Interpipe, his main business asset which produces steel pipes and railway wheels, is worth $500 million. He also owns Star Light Media Holding, which controls nearly 20% of Ukraine’s television market.
Pinchuk sits on the “International Advisory Board”. See here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/about/international-advisory-board/ , of the “Atlantic Council.” that recently launched “UkraineAlert” which publishes daily pieces on deterring Russian aggression.
A recent article, “Survey: Western public backs stronger support for Ukraine against Russia,” notes it was commissioned by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy, which Pinchuk founded; without giving mention to his foundation being a large contributor to the “Atlantic Council”, donating up to $500,000 annually.
Between 2009 And 2013 including the period when Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, the “Clinton Foundation” received at least $8.6 million from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation who is a proponent of closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union.
Sturgeon claims she speaks for Scots with her warning to Putin
She said: “The West has to keep its mind open to every way in which Ukraine can be helped. I understand and I share the concerns about a direct military confrontation between Russia and NATO that a no-fly zone may lead to. Nobody wants to see an escalation of that nature. But on the other hand, Putin is not acting in any way rationally or defensibly. We have a situation right now where perhaps the only thing nuclear weapons are deterring is the ability to properly and directly help Ukraine. All of these things must be considered on a daily basis right now because the world cannot stand by and watch Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty be extinguished – that would be morally wrong from Ukraine’s perspective, but the implications of that for the rest of us in terms of the values we hold dear would be severe too.”
Links between Nicola Sturgeon and Clinton: https://caltonjock.com/2022/03/04/nicola-sturgeon-and-her-bestie-friend-hillary-clinton-are-political-opportunists-cut-from-the-same-cloth-part1 and https://caltonjock.com/2022/03/07/sturgeons-admiration-of-hillary-clinton-is-as-badly-misplaced-as-her-pursuit-of-the-imposition-on-scotland-of-a-minority-lgbtq-agenda-for-change-which-is-totally-foreign-to-the-dearly-held-beliefs-o
Vadym Novinsky, $2.4 billion: Originally a Russian millionaire he acquired Ukrainian citizenship in 2012 from then-President Viktor Yanukovych. Rapidly increasing prices for ore and metal have increased the value of Akhmetov’s Metinvest steel holding and the wealth of minority shareholder Novinsky.
Petro Poroshenko, $1.5 billion: Ukraine’s fifth president, currently a lawmaker and leader of the 27-member European Solidarity faction in parliament, owns Roshen, the country’s top confectionary company. Poroshenko is also the official owner of opposition TV channel “Pryamy.”
Kostyantyn Zhevago, $1.4 billion: Majority owner of London-listed Ferrexpo ore mining group, the 47-year old cannot set foot on Ukrainian soil.
In 2019, the Prosecutor General’s Office declared him internationally wanted for embezzling $90 million through his bank Finance and Credit. Since then, the businessman has run affairs remotely. In 2020, Ferrexpo’s earnings increased by 46% to $859 million.
The full list of Ukrainian billionaires and millionaires also includes:
Oleksander and Halyna Gerega: Epicenter-K – $1.5 billion
Igor Kolomoisky: Privat Group – $1.4 billion
Vlad Yatsenko: Revolut – $1.3 billion
Gennady Bogolyubov: Privat Group – $1.2 billion
Dmitry Firtash: Group DF – $1.7 billion
Serhiy Tigipko: TAS – $833 million
Yuriy Kosyuk: MHP – $581 million
Viktor Medvedchuk: Energy and metallurgy – $569 million
Maxim Polyakov: Firefly Aerospace – $540 million
Andriy Verevsky: Kernel – $514 million
Alexey Martinov: Privat Group – $505 million
Vladislav Chechotkin: Rozetka.ua – $472 million
Alexander Yaroslavsky: DCH Investment – $462 million
Alexey Vadatursky: Nibulon – $459 million
Vitaliy Khomutynnik: Cascade-Invest – $404 million
Vagif Aliyev: Mandarin Plaza Group – $394 million
Vladimir Kostelman: Fozzy Group – $388 million
Dmitry Lider: Grammarly – $386 million
Maxim Lytvyn: Grammarly – $386 million
Oleksiy Shevchenko: Grammarly – $386 million
Alexander Konotop: Ajax – $380 million
Yevhen Yermakov: ATB – $378 million
Victor Karachun: ATB – $378 million
Gennady Butkevich: ATB – $378 million
Dmytro Zaporozhets: GitLab – $375 million
Georgy Skudar: Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant – $355 million
Stepan Chernovetsky: CIG – $346 million
Mykola Zlochevsky: Burisma Group – $338 million
Fila Zhebrovska: Farmak – $333 million
Pavlo Ovcharenko: Agrein – $331 million
Adnan Kivan: Kadorr Group – $302 million
Oleg Roginsky: People.ai – $279 million
Igor and Hryhoriy Surkis: Dynamo Kyiv, Ukrenergoconsulting – $275 million
Volodymyr Popereshnyuk: Nova Poshta – $ 73 million
Vyacheslav Klimov: Nova Poshta – $273 million
Yevhen Chernyak: Global Spirits – $249 million
Taras Kitsmey: Softserve – $245 million
Vasyl Khmelnytsky: UFuture Investment Group – $223 million
Valery Kiptyk: Olvia Corporation (Varus, Eva) – $220 million
Gleb Zagoriy: Darnitsa Pharmaceuticals- $217 million
Vitaly Antonov: Universal Investment Group (UKCO) – $211 million
Alexander Petrov: Industrial Milk Company – $208 million
Kateryna Kostereva: Terrasoft – $207 million
Serhiy Lyovochkin: Inter Media Group – $202 million
Vadim Nesterenko: Ristone Holdings – $202 million
Yaroslav Lyubinets: Softserve – $199 million
Alexander Kosovan: MacPaw – $196 million
Oleksiy Dubilet: Monobank / Fintech Band – $196 million
Alexander Spector: Blockbaster Mall – $187 million
Serhiy Krolevets: Eridon – $186 million
Victor Polishchuk: Eldorado, shopping center and BC Gulliver – $183 million
Oleg Vyshnyakov: Cosmopolitan shopping mall – $179 million
Roman Chigir: Fozzy Group – $175 million
Oleg Sotnikov: Fozzy Group – $175 million
Vadim Yermolaev: Alef Estate – $173 million
Vladimir Galanternyk: Odessa (Arcadia City) – $172 million
Leonid Yurushev: Hotels InterContinental, Fairmont and Alfavito – $170 million
Taras Vervega: SoftServe – $167 million
Ruslan Shostak: Varus, & Eva – $165 million
Taras Barshchovsky: T.B.Fruit group of companies – $165 million
Viktor Yushkovsky: Megamarket, Manufactory, Butterfly Cinemas, Terminal Mall – $156 million
Konstantin Grigorishin: Energy Standard – $155 million
Vitaliy and Volodymyr Klitschko: Klitschko Management Group – $154 million
Vyacheslav Boguslaev: Motor Sich – $152 million
Zinoviy Kozytsky: Zakhidnadraservis, Next Bike – $145 million
Sviatoslav Nechytaylo: Bayadera Group of Companies – $143 million
Andriy Ivanov: Quarter Partners – $143 million
Spy Family: Dairy Alliance – $137 million
Roman Lunin: Retail Group (Big Pocket), Equator Mall – $136 million
Pavel Fuchs, East Europe Petroleum – $134 million
Nver and Artur Mkhitaryani: Taryan Group – $133 million
Yuriy Vasylyk: SoftServe – $131 million
Oleg Denis: SoftServe – $130 million
Victor Ivanchyk: Astarta – $130 million
Mykola Rudkovsky: Naftogazvydobuvannya – $129 million
Serhiy Labaziuk: Vitagro – $128 million
Valery Khoroshkovsky: Inter Media Group – $125 million
Maxim Yefimov: Donbasenergo – $122 million
Boris Kaufman: Tedis Ukraine, Vertex United – $118 million
Boris Muzalyov: Tavriya B – $115 million
Andriy Adamovsky: OLEDO Group – $114 million
Yegor Grebennikov: TIS – $114 million
Andriy Stavnitser: TIS – $113 million
Boris Kolesnikov: APK-Invest & Konti – $112 million
Dmytro Kravchenko, LNZ Group – $111 million
Stanislav Ronis: Comfy – $111 million
Oleksandr Pylypenko: Kowalska – $107 million
Andriy Biba: BRSM – $105 million
Anatoliy Skriblyak: Budhouse Group – $105 million
Rafael Goroyan: Prometheus Group of Companies – $103 million
Vitaliy Haiduk: Hyatt – $103 million
Eduard Mkrtchan: Wind Parks of Ukraine, United Transport Holding – $100 million
Oleg Gorokhovsky: Monobank / Fintech Band – $100 million
Yevhenia Kryvenko: Monobank / Fintech Band – $100 million
Mykhailo Rohalsky: Monobank / Fintech Band – $100 million.
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