Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is once again holding out his greedy hand and expecting a stack of money to fall into it. So what does he want this time? Oh, not much…..just for the taxpayers of the United States and European Union to fund Ukrainian elections next year.
On Sunday, an interview was published by Zelensky’s office, in which he declared that he will only hold elections if the U.S. and EU bankroll the voting process, as his money is tied up with the ongoing “war” with Russia.
Funny….one would think that the BILLIONS upon BILLIONS already sent to him would be enough to sustain the war AND election process…but apparently not, as the Ukrainian president claimed that even during peacetime, the typical cost of an election is about $135 million, alluding to a much higher cost since there is a war going on.
Zelensky revealed that he has discussed funding for the 2024 elections with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. Figured he’d target Graham considering he’s been one of the biggest supporters of continuing to send Ukraine money…. making him head RINO in charge.
“I told [Sen. Graham]: If the United States and Europe give us financial support… I’m sorry, I will not hold elections on credit, I will not take money from weapons and give it to elections either. But if you give me this financial support, if the parliamentarians realize that we need to do this, then let’s quickly change the legislation and, most importantly, let’s take risks together,” Zelensky declared.
“Observers should be in the trenches. I told him: observers must be sent to the frontline so that the elections are legitimate for us and for the whole world. And this is absolutely fair,” he added.
Elections are barred under Ukraine's martial law but its next expiration is before the March 2024 presidential vote
Peacetime elections in Ukraine cost around 135 million euros and Zelensky wants Western election observers on the frontlines https://t.co/HCq1oBEHTa
— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) August 28, 2023
Breitbart reports:
Currently, elections are prohibited while the country is under martial law, the renewal of which takes place every 90 days. The next expiration date of martial law is set for November 15th, meaning that it is unlikely that parliamentary elections will be held during their typically scheduled October.
Under normal circumstances, the next presidential election would normally be held in March of next year. In addition to the uncertainty around the vote itself, it also remains to be seen if President Zelensky will lift the ban of several opposition parties he imposed last year under the pretence of them being pro-Russian.
In Sunday’s interview, Zelensky went on to describe some of the logistical challenges of holding elections, noting that millions of Ukrainians are currently living abroad, principally in the European Union, and therefore he said EU countries would need to set up polling stations for the refugees.
“We need help from Europe here, because Ukrainians today are mostly in the European Union. Polling stations must be opened there so that people can come. 7 million people have to vote. We do not have such infrastructural capacities – we need to provide appropriate opportunities there,” Zelensky said.
He asked, “How will the military be able to vote? Show me the infrastructure. No one has shown it yet. How will people abroad be able to vote? No one has shown me. There is a way out. I am ready for it. I am talking about this publicly now, I told [Graham]. I have no secrets.”
“We need an election in Ukraine next year. I want to see this country have a free and fair election even while it is under assault,” the president added.
We have given this crook to mch already, we have to start looking at home, we are in trouble ourselves. We can not even have fair elections here. I think this guy is a real operator who would sale refrierators to eskimos. Let the polititions foot the bill with their own ill gotten gain, I am sick of all this bull crap.
I agree. We have given him billions! No more! We the tax payers are done. It’s our money and we need it for our country. Biden is putting Ukraine before us and our country. Finish building the wall, take care of our veterans, lower the cost of gas, help our people. Biden should not give our money away. What did Zelensky do with our $96 Billion they already got ? This is wrong!
Pretty brazen for a broke Ukrainian. Without any accountability, just how much is being spirited off to Biden and others for their continued support? Sorry, but America is not your bank. Go somewhere else.
Is he joking, or what?
This clown is more corrupt that Lula in Brazil! Oops…I thought I might be insulting him by calling him a clown, except that was his occupation before becoming Dictator of Ukraine. We have had too many wrong-headed politicians protecting him at the expense of Ukraine for the past 30 years, and some of them are still on the scene, like Graham and Romney. This was a war started by US politicians for their own benefit, and they don’t know when to stop!
American taxpayer money being sent to a NAZI, and a RHINO “Graham”, Hitler Biden among many more need to never ever be able to hold any kind of office not even cleaning a toilet. Stop all money and Military equiptment from being send over to NAZI Zelensky and Ukraine. The American Taxpayper is not your bank.
Zelenskyy, have you packed for you exodus?
Probably – he has 2 mansions in Florida, one for his mommie and one for himself.
It is LONG past time to cut Zelensky loose. The guy is nothing more than and tin-horn tyrant and is no better than Putin anyway. Stop supporting him and giving away our money that’s just going down the drain for no benefit to the US or its citizens. KEEP OUR MONEY HERE unless there is an absolutely clear-cut advantage to us!
We already sent that clown more than he’s worth Is he planning on paying us back
Where do the campaign funds come from in a “normal” election? From the people who have fled from the country? If so, wait for them to return to Ukraine to collect from them. THEN hold your elections. What next- is he going to demand the US to rebuild his country and feed his people? Cut him off now. I’m sorry, but he’s just milking the US…
No no no more of Taxpayers Money to anyone and this criminal needs to go down hard he is with biden hiding money for both of them not stupid biden needs arrested and his administration gone prosecuted where is Our Federal Marshals they have the power to Arrest biden harris obama soros just to start shut down the biden administration permanently, this is their job that is their oath to Protect America the American People and above all Our Constitution as Written and their is plenty Treasonous acts done by biden his administration the boarder for 1 allowing criminals, sick , and assassin of Freedom in here, plus biden having security papers No vice president should have because he sold American information High Treason
Apparently Zelensky is demanding more hush money, so he plans to go after the taxpayers, let the chips fall where they may! Get the crooks out in the sun light so we can see just what or whom needs to be prosecuted
NO more free money for the free loader.
Lets send him all the Dominion Voting Machines that were used in our last election!
Send him al the Dominion election machines that we used in the last electon.