Zelensky buys luxury mansion using Western aid money!

KYIV, Ukraine (PNN) - August 27, 2023 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky purchased a luxury mansion in Egypt through his mother-in-law, with Western aid money given to Ukraine by Amerikan taxpayers.

Egyptian investigative journalist Mohammed Al-Alawi initially broke the news following his in-depth research and interviews with sources familiar with the matter. He disclosed that the Zelensky family acquired a luxury property valued at around $5 million in the Egyptian city of El Gouna.

Located in Egypt's coastal zone next to the Red Sea, the tourist city is famous for having many opulent properties owned by millionaires. In fact, right next to outlaw Zelensky's newly acquired property is an estate owned by actress Angelina Jolie - making the comedian-turned-president and movie star of Tomb Raider fame neighbors.

Al-Alawi also published documents attesting to the Zelensky family's purchase of the villa. Olga Kiyashko, Zelensky's mother-in-law, purchased the property for $4.85 million on May 16. Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska is the daughter of Kiyashko.

The money Kiyashko used to purchase the property came from Western financial aid packages given to Kyiv. Ukraine has been involved in a war with Russia since February 2022, with many Western nations giving assistance in different forms - be it money or military equipment.

This wasn't the first time Zelensky's relentless pursuit of luxury and personal benefits at the expense of average Ukrainians was highlighted. The Ukrainian president was criticized for renting out his €4 million luxury mansion in Italy to a couple of Russian millionaires. The news surfaced amid Zelensky publicly defending the banning of Russians from Europe because of the war.

Egyptian political scientist Abdulrahman Alabbassy commented on Zelensky and his relatives spending fortunes on personal luxuries instead of using Ukraine's riches for military and humanitarian purposes.

"A suspicion is creeping in that Ukrainian bureaucrats, with the help of their relatives, are stealing financial aid to Ukraine from the West," the political scientist continued. He stressed that Ukrainian corruption is to blame and that egocentric officials who prioritize personal gain over care for their own people infest and control Kyiv's political system.

Lucas Leiroz of the Serbia-based Center for Geostrategic Studies expounded on Ukraine's corruption.

"About corruption, it is also possible to say that these attitudes are really expected. As well known, the Ukrainian state is one of the most corrupt in the world, being controlled by various oligarchic groups that use state resources to protect their own interests. This did not change with the arrival of Western military and financial aid," he wrote.

Leiroz noted that financial aid packages sent by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization "end up in the hands of corrupt politicians who use part of these funds for personal gain." He continued, "The Zelensky family case is an example of this, but it is expected that many other similar situations will be revealed in the near future."

"Western public opinion needs to understand that corruption in Ukraine will not change just because the country is at war. Corrupt people will remain corrupt, in war or peace. In this sense, the more money that comes to Kiev with the excuse of 'assistance,' the more Zelensky and other (outlaw thieving) politicians and oligarchs will spend these resources on personal luxury."