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Elliott Bjorn
Elliott Bjorn
1 year ago

Haha, so what’s the odd $ 100 Billion, no audit naturally, up to? Well….. My guess is the depths of depravity and corruption involved could never be believed if exposed, too crazy – and we know that is not happening anyway.

FTX was up to some wild stuff so Bankman-Fried has about 1 in 1000 chance of surviving his sentence, Hunter??? Without secret Service he would be pretty worried now – but drop in the bucket….This Regional Conflict Biden has turned into WWIII is Nothing to do with freedom and democracy – it is all Power, energy, $ and some terrifying NWO thing. Corruption is the wheels this juggernaut rides on. MSM and Social Media Lies are the engine driving it.

Did you see the meeting just now of Ursula von der Leyen and Zalenski? And the recent one of Boris and him meeting? Red Carpets – long walk with cameras set on to Hollywood slickness – eyes full of stars, hands clasped at least 10 seconds more than than decency would expect – these guys are teamed up….. This is a wild time, anyone think this is about ‘Democracy’ likely thinks Lockdowns saved the world……

Elliott Bjorn
Elliott Bjorn
1 year ago

Haha, so what’s the odd $ 100 Billion, no audit naturally, up to? Well….. My guess is the depths of depravity and corruption involved could never be believed if exposed, too crazy – and we know that is not happening anyway.

FTX was up to some wild stuff so Bankman-Fried has about 1 in 1000 chance of surviving his sentence, Hunter??? Without secret Service he would be pretty worried now – but drop in the bucket….This Regional Conflict Biden has turned into WWIII is Nothing to do with freedom and democracy – it is all Power, energy, $ and some terrifying NWO thing. Corruption is the wheels this juggernaut rides on. MSM and Social Media Lies are the engine driving it.

Did you see the meeting just now of Ursula von der Leyen and Zalenski? And the recent one of Boris and him meeting? Red Carpets – long walk with cameras set on to Hollywood slickness – eyes full of stars, hands clasped at least 10 seconds more than than decency would expect – these guys are teamed up….. This is a wild time, anyone think this is about ‘Democracy’ likely thinks Lockdowns saved the world……

Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin
1 year ago

The placing of Ireland as 8th least corrupt state proves how useless a perception based survey is. There’s been successive waves of corruption scandals here since the 60s. There’s a few ongoing right now

Paul Devlin
Paul Devlin
1 year ago

The placing of Ireland as 8th least corrupt state proves how useless a perception based survey is. There’s been successive waves of corruption scandals here since the 60s. There’s a few ongoing right now

Rocky Martiano
Rocky Martiano
1 year ago

Nothing new here. Russia and Ukraine have been 1st and 2nd in Europe for years, probably since TI have published this index.
Funny how it took a visit from the CIA director to Kiev recently to kick start an anti-corruption drive when Zelensky has been in power for three years. He must have been told to clean up his act if he wants to keep those weapons and $$$ flowing.

Rocky Martiano
Rocky Martiano
1 year ago

Nothing new here. Russia and Ukraine have been 1st and 2nd in Europe for years, probably since TI have published this index.
Funny how it took a visit from the CIA director to Kiev recently to kick start an anti-corruption drive when Zelensky has been in power for three years. He must have been told to clean up his act if he wants to keep those weapons and $$$ flowing.

Thomas Bengtsson
Thomas Bengtsson
1 year ago

Switzerland has the fifth place as the least corrupt country? That must be a joke, a country that eagerly receives funds from whatever dictator or rouge country in the world isn’t corrupt? FIFA is probably the most corrupt of them all.

Last edited 1 year ago by Thomas Bengtsson
Thomas Bengtsson
Thomas Bengtsson
1 year ago

Switzerland has the fifth place as the least corrupt country? That must be a joke, a country that eagerly receives funds from whatever dictator or rouge country in the world isn’t corrupt? FIFA is probably the most corrupt of them all.

Last edited 1 year ago by Thomas Bengtsson
Tony Price
Tony Price
1 year ago

Note that this index is based on ‘subjective opinions’ and ‘perceptions’ not data and evidence. Ukraine was undoubtedly a gangster-dominated, corrupt society when under the influence of the Russian kleptocracy but Zelenskiy was elected (fairly unless you have concrete evidence to the contrary and not just Russian smears), only 3 years ago, on an anti-corruption ticket. It seems that also the war has changed everything in that regard and I maybe naive but if slow rooting out of corruption is very tricky, if not nearly impossible, the invasion by a Russian state on a killing spree is the seismic event which should sort it out, as seems to be happening.

Steve White
Steve White
1 year ago
Reply to  Tony Price

Zelensky ran on a platform of peace. That he would help end the war and bring peace in the breakaway Donetsk regions, and adhere to the Minsk aggrements, even on expanding rights and protections to native Russian speakers (like himself) in schools. He had a lot of good promises…

Last edited 1 year ago by Steve White
Chris Keating
Chris Keating
1 year ago
Reply to  Steve White

And corruptly failed to honour a single one.

Chris Keating
Chris Keating
1 year ago
Reply to  Steve White

And corruptly failed to honour a single one.

Steve White
Steve White
1 year ago
Reply to  Tony Price

Zelensky ran on a platform of peace. That he would help end the war and bring peace in the breakaway Donetsk regions, and adhere to the Minsk aggrements, even on expanding rights and protections to native Russian speakers (like himself) in schools. He had a lot of good promises…

Last edited 1 year ago by Steve White
Tony Price
Tony Price
1 year ago

Note that this index is based on ‘subjective opinions’ and ‘perceptions’ not data and evidence. Ukraine was undoubtedly a gangster-dominated, corrupt society when under the influence of the Russian kleptocracy but Zelenskiy was elected (fairly unless you have concrete evidence to the contrary and not just Russian smears), only 3 years ago, on an anti-corruption ticket. It seems that also the war has changed everything in that regard and I maybe naive but if slow rooting out of corruption is very tricky, if not nearly impossible, the invasion by a Russian state on a killing spree is the seismic event which should sort it out, as seems to be happening.

Vlad P.
Vlad P.
1 year ago

No wonder Ukraine is on the top of the list considering the amount of corrupt russians currently occupying parts of country.

Elliott Bjorn
Elliott Bjorn
1 year ago
Reply to  Vlad P.

Ukraine has been the Clinton, Obama, and Biden Piggy Bank for ever. Remember the 10% for the big guy? That is what Zalensky has tattooed over his heart, same as Biden.

Elliott Bjorn
Elliott Bjorn
1 year ago
Reply to  Vlad P.

Ukraine has been the Clinton, Obama, and Biden Piggy Bank for ever. Remember the 10% for the big guy? That is what Zalensky has tattooed over his heart, same as Biden.

Vlad P.
Vlad P.
1 year ago

No wonder Ukraine is on the top of the list considering the amount of corrupt russians currently occupying parts of country.

martin logan
martin logan
1 year ago

Russian criminal gangs in the Donbas are to blame for much of this. They have links to their pals in Ukainre.

Anna Bramwell
Anna Bramwell
1 year ago
Reply to  martin logan

Dream on.

Steve White
Steve White
1 year ago
Reply to  martin logan

Really this war should be over now. Zelensky was talking about accepting neutrality, but Borris came in on behalf of the Biden admin and said “under no circumstances”. This war is out of control, pushed on by those who don’t see themselves as having anything to lose. The worst thing is that the further East you go, the worse the Ukranian equipment is. It’s like thier lives dont even matter. But isn’t this the story all over the world now. Do any of the lives of people really matter to those in charge?

Chris Keating
Chris Keating
1 year ago
Reply to  Steve White

To most of them, no. You would like to think that the answer was yes, but while the governments change the anti-human policies stay the same. In the western world most of our leaders think that we are too well off and need a bit of poverty or at least the threat, to sharpen our attitudes and enforce our compliance.

Chris Keating
Chris Keating
1 year ago
Reply to  Steve White

To most of them, no. You would like to think that the answer was yes, but while the governments change the anti-human policies stay the same. In the western world most of our leaders think that we are too well off and need a bit of poverty or at least the threat, to sharpen our attitudes and enforce our compliance.

Anna Bramwell
Anna Bramwell
1 year ago
Reply to  martin logan

Dream on.

Steve White
Steve White
1 year ago
Reply to  martin logan

Really this war should be over now. Zelensky was talking about accepting neutrality, but Borris came in on behalf of the Biden admin and said “under no circumstances”. This war is out of control, pushed on by those who don’t see themselves as having anything to lose. The worst thing is that the further East you go, the worse the Ukranian equipment is. It’s like thier lives dont even matter. But isn’t this the story all over the world now. Do any of the lives of people really matter to those in charge?

martin logan
martin logan
1 year ago

Russian criminal gangs in the Donbas are to blame for much of this. They have links to their pals in Ukainre.