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Zelensky corruption scandal weakens support for Ukraine—Polish PM
(MENAFN) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that enthusiasm for aiding Ukraine is waning amid a major corruption scandal involving President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle.
The scandal, revealed earlier this week by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, uncovered a $100 million kickback scheme in the energy sector implicating several officials and businessmen, including Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Zelensky.
Speaking Friday in Retkow, Tusk stressed that he had long warned Zelensky that combating corruption was “crucial for his reputation.” While reaffirming Poland’s ongoing support for Ukraine, he noted that the scandal makes it “increasingly difficult to convince various partners to show solidarity” with the country.
Tusk added, “Today, pro-Ukrainian enthusiasm is much lower in Poland and around the world. People are tired of the war and the associated spending, making it harder to sustain support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.”
His remarks come as Polish officials express concern over welfare benefits for Ukrainian refugees, with President Karol Kawrocki hinting this week that preferential treatment could be reduced.
The corruption case has been particularly damaging because the alleged kickbacks involved contracts intended to protect Ukraine’s power grid against Russian airstrikes, infrastructure that relies heavily on EU financial aid. Zelensky has supported the investigation and imposed sanctions on Mindich, who reportedly fled Ukraine shortly before authorities searched his home.
The scandal, revealed earlier this week by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, uncovered a $100 million kickback scheme in the energy sector implicating several officials and businessmen, including Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Zelensky.
Speaking Friday in Retkow, Tusk stressed that he had long warned Zelensky that combating corruption was “crucial for his reputation.” While reaffirming Poland’s ongoing support for Ukraine, he noted that the scandal makes it “increasingly difficult to convince various partners to show solidarity” with the country.
Tusk added, “Today, pro-Ukrainian enthusiasm is much lower in Poland and around the world. People are tired of the war and the associated spending, making it harder to sustain support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.”
His remarks come as Polish officials express concern over welfare benefits for Ukrainian refugees, with President Karol Kawrocki hinting this week that preferential treatment could be reduced.
The corruption case has been particularly damaging because the alleged kickbacks involved contracts intended to protect Ukraine’s power grid against Russian airstrikes, infrastructure that relies heavily on EU financial aid. Zelensky has supported the investigation and imposed sanctions on Mindich, who reportedly fled Ukraine shortly before authorities searched his home.
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