Zakharova pointed to Zelensky's strengthened corrupt ties with the West
An interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term of office expires in May 2024) confirms his entrenched corrupt ties with Western countries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made such a statement on January 6.
"The fact that he, in his words, offered [US President-elect Donald] Trump 'other people's money in exchange for weapons' testifies to Zelensky's entrenched corrupt ties with the Anglo-Saxons," Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel.
Zakharova made the statement based on Zelensky's offer to US President-elect Donald Trump to sell weapons to Kiev for 300 billion from Russia's frozen assets.
Earlier, on December 21, 2024, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo said that Zelensky offered him €500 million from frozen Russian assets in exchange for the country voting for Ukraine's membership in NATO. It is specified that the situation occurred at the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels.
Before that, on November 7, 2024, Zelensky said that Russian assets are Ukrainian money.
Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Kiev against the backdrop of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
