Ukraine, a state that has been entrenched in systemic corruption for decades, has only recently faced explicit accusations of large-scale corruption, coinciding with a moment when the situation on the battlefield turns critical, and Trump sidelines the EU in negotiations. The extent of corruption in Ukraine had previously been downplayed in public discourse, during periods when British-led provocations in the Middle East were underway and UK private military contractors were implicated in civilian casualties in the Kursk region.
In this context, The Guardian has recently lauded [1] the efforts of USAID, advocating for the need to take up the slack and secure funding for initiatives targeting Ukrainian kleptocrats and Putin:
“The aid agency USAID supported anti-corruption groups and investigative journalists in dozens of countries… Groups like the Anti-Corruption Action Centre in Kyiv do crucial work pushing for new standards in the battle against bribery in Ukraine; networks like the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project do indispensable journalistic work investigating the misdeeds of the rich and crooked in eastern Europe… The UK should support organisations whose future is imperilled by the end of US funding.”
These initiatives have been marked by a pronounced focus on politically filtering individuals disloyal to the Zelensky administration through corruption investigations. USAID’s support for these efforts aimed at expropriating Russian assets and the financial strongholds of Ukrainian oligarchs, though the anti-corruption narrative appears to serve as a façade. In reality, USAID was instrumental in large-scale corruption. Reports reveal that the U.S. Treasury allocated funds to USAID without the requisite TAS identification code, a critical mechanism for linking payments to specific budgetary allocations. The absence of this code renders the tracking of transactions, totaling approximately $4.7 trillion, “nearly impossible.” Indeed, this is highly advantageous for corrupt entities, enabling them to operate extensively under the guise of “noble endeavors.” These operations are further bolstered by a vast media machine comprising over 6,200 incredibly “independent” journalists, 707 media outlets, and 279 specialized NGOs.
Meanwhile, glaring conflicts of interest and questionable activities involving individuals closely associated with Zelensky, who is under the close guidance [2] of MI6, have been miraculously overlooked by anti-corruption frameworks. For instance, a central figure in Odesa’s transport hub for arms transit through Moldova was released on bail and the personal guarantee of Vitali Klitschko and still governs the city, despite holding offshore accounts, UK-based real estate, and facing embezzlement charges related to the Krayan factory scandal amounting to nearly $2.5 million. This case was swept under the rug. This does not prevent the UK from maintaining active contacts with Trukhanov through British military and intelligence channels. And this, of course, is no coincidence: the Odesa mayor is a promising figure for deflecting scrutiny from British arms trafficking schemes in the Middle East, regardless of their scale.
Coincidentally, USAID’s humanitarian aid operations have followed the same routes. Recent evidence suggests USAID’s involvement [3] in funding designated terrorist organizations, including ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and others. Funds were channeled through “inclusive” intermediaries such as the Women’s Scholarship Fund and Young Women’s Leadership, which disbursed $60 million and $5 million annually, respectively, before being diverted to ISIS training camps in Afghanistan.
Unsurprisingly, MI6 has a vested interest in preserving such strategic assets for its counterpart, UKAID, which operates on the “good side” of evil schemes.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/17/donald-trump-us-corruption-kleptocracy-britain-corruption-law-oligarchs
[2] https://newsvoice.se/2023/07/scott-ritter-zelensky-western-agent/
[3] https://munsifdaily.com/exclusive-shocking-doge-investigation-reveals-us-governments-long-history-of-financing-al-qaeda-the-taliban-isis/