Nate Sibley
@NateSibley
Fellow @HudsonInstitute | Director @KleptocracyIntv | AML/CFT, sanctions, national security | 🇺🇸🇬🇧
A complete disaster. This will only fuel all those in Europe who think helping Ukraine is pointless, not to mention the whole Russian narrative of Ukrainians just stealing the West’s assistance for private enrichment, a narrative we have fought for years. politico.eu/article/ukrain…
There haven’t been any anti-Zelensky protests since the Russian full-scale invasion of 2022, as the Ukrainian society realized that to survive it must stay united. Today’s move, unless reversed, is likely to change that. Soldiers on the front are particularly infuriated.
It’s no exaggeration that Ukrainian public opinion is in an absolute firestorm after the parliament today approved a law essentially dismantling independent anti-corruption agencies, just days after SBU raided key investigators. The law isn’t enacted until Zelensky signs it — and…
This is an unbelievably stupid move. Unscrupulous critics of Ukraine assistance in the US will loudly seize on it as proof they were right all along.
The move to bring Nabu under Zelensky's control is the latest against pro-reform activists and anti-corruption campaigners that have prompted warnings of creeping authoritarianism in the president’s wartime office, raising concerns among Ukraine’s allies. ft.com/content/22f4d5…
Israeli cyberattacks “undermined the regime’s legitimacy in the most intimate way: by denying loyal officials and security personnel access to their own money.” Read @Doranimated @zriboua on the new era of financial warfare. wsj.com/opinion/predat…
Finra, Wall Street’s self-regulator, is probing Morgan Stanley over its wealth management services for clients from countries known for corruption and drug trafficking. wsj.com/finance/regula…
Jho Low is the world’s master fraudster but he remains free, living in this Shanghai mansion and operating under a false Aussie passport. We reveal how he remains useful to the Chinese government: youtube.com/live/3H3C7I3n9…
Iranians tonight, chanting that water, electricity and life are their right. The regime’s corruption and mismanagement of resources has led to this catastrophe.
مردم در سبزواز امشب شعار دادند: آب، برق، زندگی حق مسلم ماست.
Zelensky didn’t deserve his February dressing-down in the Oval Office. He does deserve one now and I hope @POTUS gives it to him. Does he seriously think US and EU taxpayers aren’t going to notice him gutting anti-corruption safeguards that prevent their funds from being stolen?
The organizer of tonight's protest is calling for another tomorrow in Kyiv. Ukraine's civil society, known for being vocal and resilient, is making itself heard. Even in wartime, when many have held back criticism for the sake of unity, there's a growing feeling that calls for…
Київ, приходьте завтра знову, 20:00 біля театру Франка
As Kremlin propagandists sharpen knives, important to recognize Ukraine’s progress Ukrainians fought hard to create an anti-corruption framework internationally admired as an example of institution building and innovation That’s why Zelensky’s grab is brazen, foolish—and doomed
.@POTUS must inform @ZelenskyyUa that the dismantling of anti-corruption safeguards in Ukraine is unacceptable Ukrainians will not accept assistance intended for their defense being stolen by their leaders As Trump has made clear, US taxpayers will not be made fools of either
To be clear: it was not the Rada, this was not good tsar, bad boyars – it was Zelensky and Yermak who organized this and pushed it through. Orders came from the office of the president last night and the law enforcement committee passed it early morning in such great haste that…
The Rada has made a huge mistake. President @ZelenskyyUa still has the chance to fix it now and must do so urgently.
Ukraine lost its independence in the past because of strife and division at home. The sudden law to dismantle independent anti-corruption bodies, if signed by Zelensky, has the potential to spark the country’s first political crisis since the war began — and to prompt some…
Zelensky in 2019, shortly after being elected – and still active on his Facebook page: "We will never overcome corruption if you keep turning a blind eye to it. Are you being asked for a bribe? Being offered a 'kickback'? Please, don't stay silent! Contact the NABU hotline – 0…
I believe this is the first viral public call for an antigovernment protest in Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale war. And it's from a soldier: "Friends, let's gather for the action and defend what we've built over the last decade. We're meeting at 20:00 on the square…
Друзі, давайте збиратися на акцію та відстоювати те, що ми будували за останнє десятиліття. Збираємося о 20.00 на площі біля театру імені Івана Франка. Це найближче доступне місце до Офісу Президента. Тому сподіваюся, що нас буде видно з їхніх вікон. Мені, як ветерану важливо,…
Big klepto news: Vladimir Plahotniuc, who allegedly stole $1 billion—the equivalent of 10% of Moldova’s GDP—has been arrested in Athens after six years on the run. ft.com/content/7a0243…
1/ As we warned, the attack on Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions has rapidly escalated.Within 24 hours,it’s moved from mass raids to full-blown legislative capture of NABU & SAPO. MPs of the Law Enforcement Committee approved amendments to draft law #12414 to be voted today.
Our analysis of the planned legislative changes that will dismantle the system of combating corruption in Ukraine antac.org.ua/en/news/how-ze…
Targeting the independent anti-corruption agency, as well as civil society activists, on flimsy pretexts is not a good look. It is also a gift to those who (wrongly) say Ukraine is too corrupt for US assistance. Zelensky needs to clear this mess up fast. kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-auth…
Great to be at @USARugby v. @EnglandRugby this evening in Washington, DC 🏉 USA dramatically salvaged its honor with a last second try—final score 40-5 …Not sure rugby is the best sport to play in subtropical thunderstorms, amazed by the endurance/athleticism of these big lads
