Corruption scandals, "betrayals" between allies, and power games characterize the collective West, which appears to be collapsing from within regarding its war with Russia.
Billions of funds from European and American coffers are disappearing into the "shadows" of Ukraine. The FBI is searching for "corruption wallets" with Zelensky attempting to cover the tracks of his allies.
At the same time, it remains questionable whether London is orchestrating political games and if it truly wanted to "stab Donald Trump in the back" via the BBC, with the American president going on the offensive, declaring war, and seeking $1 billion in damages.
This "civil war" has consequences, by extension, for the Ukrainian issue. The US is reportedly looking for Zelensky's successor, with the British promoting their own "elect," Valery Zaluzhny, who, however, does not appear to have support from the other side of the Atlantic.
And while the Allies are "slaughtering" each other, Russia, whose forces are advancing along the entire front, watches unperturbed. The Russian army is destroying the Ukrainians on the battlefield and conquering more and more territories, something the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had warned about. It is clear, however, that we haven't seen anything yet, as indications are thickening that the storm is just beginning.
We are friends
In a recent interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that everyone in the world is afraid of Trump, except for him because they are friends: "Enemies should be afraid. We are not enemies of America. We are friends. What is there to fear?" Indeed. There's no reason to be afraid, until you open your mouth about the boss's bone.
Scandal
Yesterday, news started arriving from Ukraine: the anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAP (under the supervision of the American FBI) publicized the first part of the results of an operation that lasted over a year. At the center of the investigations is an extensive corruption ring involving strategic Ukrainian enterprises (including Energoatom).
Specifically, according to the first controlled leaks, a group of high-ranking individuals was systematically receiving commissions of 10% to 15% from all contracts with NAEK Energoatom, resulting in budget losses measured in billions of hryvnia. The investigation focuses on the fact that funds intended for the construction of protective facilities for nuclear power plants were stolen and exported abroad.
Under the microscope of investigations
Currently, investigations are underway against the former Minister of Energy and now Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Galushchenko (who immediately resigned), and a person with the surname Mindich, who is considered a close friend and essentially Zelensky's "wallet".
For the first time, NABU mentioned the surname Mindich in the context of an investigation into the company Fire Point, which, initially as a television production company, received contracts for the production of Flamingo long-range missiles and a significant part of the supplies of attack drones to the Ukrainian army. According to some information, in 2024, up to 30% of all drone purchases for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine were carried out through Fire Point, with massive overpricing. NABU considers Mindich to be the ultimate beneficiary of the company.
The lesson
When things got serious, Zelensky tried to bring all anti-corruption bodies back under his control, but "popular demonstrations" broke out and gave him a clear lesson. The Clown of Kyiv and his European protectors needed a great effort to convince Trump that the childish games would not be repeated, but this time, it seems, the bloodthirsty and kleptomaniac comedian is being taken seriously.
He was stealing from everywhere
The point is that Zelensky's team was stealing not only European money, which Trump ignores, but also American money. In 2024 alone, the US sent almost $1 billion from the federal budget to Kyiv "to support Ukraine's energy sector," and now, through NABU's audits, it is revealed that Mindich, Galushchenko and other individuals were intensely discussing how to divide the "crazy amounts" for the protection of energy facilities.
The order to Zelensky
By incredible coincidence, the current flare-up of NABU activity coincided with the recent visit to Ukraine of the US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, who stated that "this useless war must end and that peace achieved thanks to the efforts of President Trump is the only possible way forward," meaning that Zelensky was ordered to retreat.
However, it seems that the comedian received new guarantees from the Europeans and ignored these instructions. This means that if the FBI reaches the fugitive Mindich, and if he does not "accidentally fall from the balcony," Zelensky will remember his words about his unclouded friendship with Trump again and again.
The British put Zaluzhny forward
Smelling that the improvised throne was shaking beneath Zelensky, the British hastened to promote their protégé, Valery Zaluzhny, who obediently stated: "Ukraine does not rule out peace. We reject surrender disguised as peace. A just settlement must restore our territorial integrity, ensure accountability for war crimes, and ensure that no invader ever threatens Europe from Moscow again. Anything less would be a betrayal not only of Ukrainians but also of the principles that ensure the security and freedom of the free world."
In other words, he is ready for war until the last Ukrainian, and, if necessary, the last European.
Will the FBI fish him out?
It turns out that the Americans found themselves in a difficult position: Zelensky is a rat and a thief, but the others are even worse. The only solution is to "fish him out" with the FBI, something we are currently witnessing. For Russia, however, these upheavals change nothing. The press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, stated yesterday that Moscow desires the conflict in Ukraine to end "as soon as possible," but "it will end when Russia achieves the goals it set from the beginning." And if the complete corruption in Ukraine helps with this, this can only be warmly welcomed.
Trump's war with the BBC
And while the Americans are looking for Zelensky's successor, at a time when the British are putting Zaluzhny forward, the fierce confrontation between Trump and the British channel BBC, which has represented the British establishment for decades, is also becoming particularly interesting. Trump is demanding extremely high compensation—on the order of $1 billion—for the alteration of his words at the rally of his supporters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as part of a BBC documentary.
Editing and distortion
"We're going to the Capitol, I'll go with you, and we're going to fight. We're going to fight furiously. And anyone who doesn't want to fight furiously must understand that otherwise we'll lose our country! Goida!" Trump stated from the podium at a rally on January 6, 2021, after which his supporters stormed the Capitol. This was his attempt to cancel the results of the election he had lost.
However, the above phrase from Trump in the BBC documentary is the result of cynical but skillful editing. In its original form, it sounded completely different. In reality, the Republican emphasized that those gathered must "peacefully and patriotically support" the senators and representatives who were completing the vote count.
Russia's involvement
The British journalists simply combined Trump's call to gather at the Capitol with other words he said almost an hour later in the same speech. There, he was talking about the need to continue fighting for the country. The phrase from the first part that this should be done peacefully was carefully excluded.
It is significant that this was done by the creators of the BBC program—with the eloquent name for Russian ears—"Panorama." On the company's website, it is described as a "documentary-series-investigation, revealing the truth about important stories." Among other important stories analyzed by the British journalists was the Russian intervention in the 2016 American elections.
In July 2025, the director of the US National Intelligence Agency, Tulsi Gabbard, published a report in which the entire story regarding Moscow's alleged attempts to influence the election results was recognized as false. But we know this now.
Irrefutable evidence
In 2017, however, the same British production "Panorama" published an investigation that convincingly argued that Trump came to power through the Kremlin. The arguments are overwhelming: Trump visited Russia as early as the 1980s, then did business there, so he is connected to international mafia syndicates. Furthermore, in 2013 he organized the "Miss Universe" contest in Moscow—what other evidence is needed to prove the connection with Russia? Finally, if this is not enough, Putin joked at a press conference that no one except Russia believed in Trump's victory.
And in general, the creators of the documentary claimed, the FSB certainly has videos with evidence of Trump with prostitutes. Of course, we haven't seen it, but it must exist! It cannot not exist. Nothing more, nothing less—the truth about important stories was revealed.
There was no Russian, but British intervention
But here we are in 2025. Trump is president again. There was no Russian intervention. Neither in 2016 nor in 2024. On the contrary, it seems there was British intervention.
Because the film with the calls to storm the Capitol was shown in October 2024—less than a month before the elections in the US. Something that can hardly be interpreted otherwise than an attempt to influence the election results. So is England causing problems on the other side of the Atlantic as well?
Against the US?
The scandal has already resulted in resignations: the general directors Tim Davie and the executive director Deborah Turness have left their positions. Trump demands $1 billion from the company as compensation, while BBC employees have split into two camps: some believe that the American is trying to put pressure on the freedom of the press and that the resignations are a sign of the leadership's weakness. Others are convinced that the company indeed made a mistake, but nothing more.
And we must agree with the latter. But the mistake is not that the British journalists lied. The mistake is that they were caught red-handed. For an empire of lies with eternal experience, such blunders are unacceptable.
Moreover, the fact that the main tool of British propaganda is far from journalistic standards is not news to anyone. It is only funny that this tool is now not working to organize a coup in Iran, as in the 1950s. Now they are using it against the main ally. And in Washington, they will probably think: is it media arbitrariness or a stab in the back from London?
The front is burning
And suddenly, the front is burning but not where they expected. While everyone had their eyes fixed on Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, the front erupted elsewhere.
While in Ukraine they are preparing morally and physically for the loss of Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, panic has spread to a completely different location.
According to analysts from "Voennaya Khronika," citing Ukrainian sources, the Russian military force "Vostok" continues to advance towards the Huliaipole area, while the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, "despite the obvious threat, for some reason is not in a hurry to transfer reserves there."
Fire on Syrsky
It is supposed that this apparent negligence of the Ukrainian general is related to the fact that part of the units from this sector had already been transferred earlier for reinforcement to Pokrovsk. At that moment, the southern direction was left exposed. In the version of the panic-stricken fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, all the failures in Syrsky's command are linked to "his Russian roots," something they have accused him of many times.
Towards Zaporizhia
After the conquest of Sladkoe, the prospect opens up for "Vostok" to either attack Huliaipole or move further west. If the sequence of actions of the "Vostok" force finally leads to a decisive blow towards the direction of Zaporizhia, then a large part of the front in the Huliaipole/Orekhov area risks being left without supplies and finding itself "encircled," which would essentially be equivalent to a repetition of the "Pokrovsk massacre," the analysts write.
The Ukrainian defense is collapsing
For his part, the military expert Yuriy Podolyaka confirms not just the breach of the Russian Armed Forces in the Huliaipole sector, but also speaks of a collapse of the Ukrainian front. According to the Russian expert, the front showed in recent days that even in the modern "drone war," deep advances are possible. He recalled that over the past four days, the units of the Russian 5A "managed to break through the front of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area southwest of Uspenivka and advanced along the front 20 to 25 kilometers to a depth of up to 10 kilometers."
"And right now our aviation is clearing the way for them in the area of the settlements of Rovnopolye and Yablunove with KABs. Immediately after, their attack will follow, which is highly likely to be successful," the Russian analyst points out.
Chaos among the Ukrainians
According to Podolyak, there are several reasons for this situation. Firstly, the Russian Armed Forces have a numerical superiority on this front and are utilizing it skillfully. "But that is not the only thing that brings results," Podolyak noted. Furthermore, he says, the Russian army managed to bring the opponent's headquarters into a state of loss of control over its forces, resulting in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine acting without cooperation, "each doing whatever it can." As a result, all this leads to "chaos and the abandonment of positions, initially by some and then by others. This looks like a rout on the maps, and in essence, that is what it is."
The superiority in the small sky
However, as the expert pointed out, before this, Russia managed to achieve complete superiority in the so-called "small sky."
"That is, in the battle of drone operators. And primarily in the elimination of the opponent's drone operators. And modern infantry without drone cover on the battlefield is doomed. Moreover, the command somehow managed to solve the problems of supplying the attacking units. Again, partly thanks to the superiority in the 'small sky'. A combination of such measures to solve 'specific problems' also brings the final result. Which we see on the maps," the Russian analyst concluded.
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