[Peace-discuss] Ukraine: Why 'OU' Lost by a Landslide

Tue Apr 23 13:20:55 UTC 2019

"
<https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-02/forget-creepy-biden-has-major-ukr
aine-problem> The prosecutor was leading a wide-ranging corruption
investigation into the natural gas firm - while Biden's son, Hunter, sat on
the board of directors. Corruption is a major problem in Ukraine, and Biden
contributed to it, bringing U.S. corruption to Ukraine. "

Ukraine: Why 'OU' Lost by a Landslide

April 22, 2019 .
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The answer is clear if you read U.S. documents published by WikiLeaks in
2006, writes Kevin Zeese.

<https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-2
2-at-10.03.22-AM-1.png> Zelensky, in 2016 episode of Ukrainian TV comedy
"Servant of the People." (YouTube) 

Ukraine's next president in 2016 trailer for the TV comedy "Servant of the
People." (YouTube)

By  <https://consortiumnews.com/tag/kevin-zeese/> Kevin Zeese
 <https://popularresistance.org/ukraine-why-ou-lost-by-a-landslide/>
PopularResistance.org

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pgWith his landslide victory,  Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian who won 73
percent of the vote,  will become the president of Ukraine. Understanding
how this occurred becomes easy when people review U.S. government documents
published by WikiLeaks about outgoing President Petro Poroshenko.

Who is "OU?" Our Ukraine. 

In  <https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06KIEV1706_a.html> a classified
diplomatic cable from 2006 released by WikiLeaks, U.S. officials refer to
Poroshenko as "Our Ukraine (OU) insider
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro_Poroshenko> Petro Poroshenko." Our
Ukraine has been in the pocket of the U.S. for 13 years.

The U.S. knew Poroshenko was corrupt. A separate
<http://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06KIEV2038_a.html> cable released by
WikiLeaks makes that clear. The May 2006 cable states: "Poroshenko was
tainted by credible corruption allegations, but wielded significant
influence within OU; Poroshenko's price had to be paid."

Allowing his corruption was a price the U.S. was willing to pay to have Our
Ukraine serving as president.

<https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Billboard_Yulia_Tymos
henko_2018.jpg> 2018 billboard for Yulia Tymoshenko in Kiev. (Wikimedia
Commons) 

2018 billboard for Tymoshenko in Kiev. (Wikimedia Commons)

The document also describes the "bad blood" between Poroshenko and
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko> Yuliya Tymoshenko. This bad
blood continues to this day as Tymoshenko came in third in the first round
of the elections, and it seemed to continue through the general election, as
those who voted for her, voted for Zelensky - or against Poroshenko.

Here is how the memo describes the Tymoshenko-Poroshenko relationship:
"there is a thin line between love and hate" it says and describes how
Tymoshenko and Poroshenko might appear in public, shake hands and agree to
"do business" together, but that a coalition between them was unlikely to
last.

Former U.S. Vice President  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden> Joe
Biden, who is expected to announce a 2020 run for president, is emblematic
of the corruption of the U.S. in Ukraine. 

As  <https://wikileaks.org/berats-box/emailid/3021> WikiLeaks reports, Biden
pledged U.S. financial and technical assistance to Ukraine for
"unconventional" gas resources (i.e. fracking). Biden's son Hunter was put
on the board of the largest private gas company in Ukraine (along with a
financier and long-time family friend of former Secretary of State John
Kerry) and when that gas company was threatened with investigation, with
video cameras rolling at the Council on Foreign Relations, [starts at 52.00]
<https://www.cfr.org/event/foreign-affairs-issue-launch-former-vice-presiden
t-joe-biden> Biden described how he threatened Poroshenko in March 2016,
saying that the Obama administration would pull $1 billion. Biden claimed he
gave the country six hours to fire the prosecutor before he left Ukraine or
he would bankrupt the country. OU fired him. 

Why did Biden want him fired?
<https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-02/forget-creepy-biden-has-major-ukr
aine-problem> The prosecutor was leading a wide-ranging corruption
investigation into the natural gas firm - while Biden's son, Hunter, sat on
the board of directors. Corruption is a major problem in Ukraine, and Biden
contributed to it, bringing U.S. corruption to Ukraine.

After Poroshenko replaced the prosecutor with one to Biden's liking a
WikiLeaks document shows he was
<https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/15103> prepared to move forward
with the signing of the third $1 billion loan guarantee agreement.

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2197.jpg>
https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Poroshenko-e1555942672
197.jpg

Poroshenko: Enriched as country lost. (Wikimedia Commons)

Now the two pro-U.S. politicians, Tymoshenko and Poroshenko, have been
replaced by a political unknown in Zelensky, or "
<https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/ukraine-election-comedian-zelensky-is-favor
ite-to-be-ukraine-president.html> Ze," as he's more popularly known. The
incoming president has been vague on what policies he will pursue but says
he wants to negotiate peace with Russia over eastern Ukraine, saying he was
prepared to negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine is sick of corruption. Adding to Poroshenko's corruption, the U.S.
brought more corruption. Not surprisingly,
<https://www.transparency.org/country/UKR> corruption under Poroshenko
worsened. The country is tired of the conflict between Kiev and East Ukraine
and Zelensky said he would try to end the war. And, the country has become
<https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/bne-intellinews-imf-ranks-ukraine
-as-europes-poorest-country.html> the poorest in Europe as the promise of
close ties with the U.S. have not resulted in the benefits promised.

While the country has gotten poorer, Poroshenko remains one of the
wealthiest men in Ukraine. He has been surrounded by corruption scandals as
various businessmen close to him have been caught up
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/world/europe/ukraine-corruption-military
.html?module=inline> in scandals involving corruption. The common view is
<https://www.vox.com/2019/4/21/18507822/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-president
-comedian> Ukraine has gotten poorer as Poroshenko has gotten richer.

All this was predictable with what the U.S. knew about OU, and thanks to
WikiLeaks should not be a surprise to anyone.

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