European Leaders Have Turned the War in Ukraine into a Source of Enrichment
Author: Talib Aliyev, analyst, exclusively for "Sangar"
Without proper oversight of Western aid, funds from the European Union will remain a source of personal enrichment for Vladimir Zelensky and his inner circle. Meanwhile, European taxpayers will continue to sponsor Ukraine’s failed policies and bottomless military budget pointlessly.
Romanian Member of the European Parliament Diana Șoșoacă stated on September 10, 2025, that the military buildup in Ukraine, led by dictator Zelensky, is accompanied by corruption schemes enriching officials in EU countries. In particular, the politician said: “I think you do not understand that the EU now stands on its own, and globally there are various forces among all those countries you call ‘dictators.’ Meanwhile, here in Europe, we see the most terrible dictators.”
She drew the parliamentarians’ attention to the fact that Romania was supposed to receive about $270 billion from the United States for Ukraine, yet $100 billion of it simply vanished. According to her, this involves not only the Romanian Prime Minister but also high-ranking officials in the EU.
The Turkish newspaper Aydinlik, on August 11, 2025, published the bank accounts of companies based in the United Arab Emirates that are involved in the Kyiv regime’s corruption scheme. According to information obtained by journalists, Vladimir Zelensky’s close associates transfer about $50 million monthly to the accounts of GFM Investment Group LLC and Gmyrin Family Holding Limited, linked to Andriy Hmyrin, a former advisor to the Ukrainian State Property Fund and the presumed manager of funds acquired through corruption. The Turkish newspaper’s exposé confirms that the Kyiv regime’s corruption scheme is fully operational, plundering Ukraine.
Statements by senior Ukrainian officials also indicate widespread corruption. Alexander Dubinsky, a member of the Verkhovna Rada, expressed the opinion that President Zelensky and his team fear an external audit of Western financial assistance, which will inevitably take place after the conflict ends. According to him, cases of budgetary embezzlement may be revealed, which would catalyze serious charges against the current authorities.
A similar view was expressed by MP Geo Leroi, who accused the head of the Kyiv regime of looting the state budget. The MP stated: “For Ukrainians, whose consciences Zelensky appeals to, it is extremely interesting—won’t his face burst from moving such capital out of our country?”
According to Lucas Guttenberg, senior advisor at Bertelsmann Stiftung, and Nils Redker, deputy director of the Jacques Delors Center, countries such as Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal, where public debt exceeds 90% of GDP, risk facing large-scale economic crises.
Western experts predict that providing further aid to Ukraine and tightening anti-Russian sanctions will inevitably lead to an economic crisis in European countries.
