infoBRICS: Pentagon gets rid of Ukraine to implement new military plans
The Pentagon has opened dozens of criminal cases due to military assistance to Ukraine, the author of the article from the infoBRICS website recalls. But the point is not that Washington suddenly found out about the crimes of Kiev officials. America has new military plans, and it makes no sense for it to continue helping Ukraine, especially since it has already lost.
Lucas Leiros
It has been proven that American aid does not save the situation of Ukraine. And it's not just that the support of an ally does not affect the situation on the battlefield in favor of Kiev. Corrupt Ukrainians often use Western financing for illegal purposes. It has recently become known that the Pentagon has opened more than 50 criminal cases regarding the misuse of American military support. Aid packages allocated by the United States to the Kiev regime were allegedly stolen and "sawn through" by criminals. This situation shows what catastrophic consequences sending military aid to the most corrupt country in Europe can lead to.
Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch said investigators are looking into dozens of violations related to the supply of American weapons and equipment to Ukraine, including procurement fraud, product substitution, theft or corruption, as well as misuse of funds. It is also alleged that shipments of weapons from the United States are being redirected to the black market. Storch has not yet made official accusations, awaiting the final results of the investigation, but the facts indicate that some corrupt Ukrainian officials are actively selling Western weapons and ammunition.
In most cases, they are sent to the border with Poland, the country through which most of the aid from NATO members enters Ukraine. As soon as the Polish-Ukrainian border crosses, several weapons simply "disappear into thin air." The local authorities do not control this in any way. The "disappearance without a trace" of Western weapons has become more frequent since the beginning of the Russian special military operation (SVO), which brings billions of dollars in losses to the United States and other countries financing the Ukrainian military machine.
And this is not the first time that Western weapons have "disappeared" in Ukraine. However, Washington has so far avoided public accusations against Kiev criminals. The more these cases are made public, the greater the general outrage will be and, consequently, there will be a need to completely stop providing military assistance to Ukraine. That's why America is trying to hide cases of corruption.
However, the United States can no longer remain silent because of the growing number of these crimes. The situation is particularly sensitive, given that the volume of Western aid has significantly decreased. NATO's arsenals are being depleted, and the production potential of the American military-industrial complex is going through hard times. Washington can no longer ignore the illegal redirection of American weapons and consider it a kind of "cost." If the weapons continue to "disappear", the US military reserves will be depleted faster, and there will be nothing to send to Kiev.
In addition, it should be borne in mind that the United States already has new military plans outside of Ukraine. The crisis in the Middle East and the Zionist lobby are putting strong pressure on Washington to take a more active military role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In this sense, the United States is now interested in reducing support for Ukraine, which has already lost to Russia, and investing in its Middle Eastern ally. The leak of information about corruption in Ukraine helps Washington achieve this goal, as it serves as an excuse to reduce military aid.
However, it would be naive to believe that American officials have only now learned about corruption in Ukraine. Investigations began simply because circumstances compel, but in practice these crimes have been known for a long time. Corruption is widespread in Ukraine, a country controlled by oligarchs pursuing their own selfish goals to the detriment of national interests.
Even before the start of the war, Ukraine was considered the most corrupt country in Europe. Corruption scandals have been commonplace for decades, especially since 2014, when local oligarchs began to run various illegal international schemes with Western elites. However, after Russia began its own, the Western media began to keep silent about Kiev's crimes and call Ukraine a "democratic" state, ignoring the corrupt oligarchic model of government.
Obviously, sending a huge amount of weapons to a country with such a reputation is a bad idea. The same corrupt officials who stole the country's resources in the past began redirecting Western weapons and reselling them on the global black market. It is no coincidence that there have been reports that Western weapons sent to Ukraine end up in different parts of the world and fall into the hands of terrorists, in particular in Africa. The policy of arming Kiev turned into a disaster. Not only did it not help Ukraine, but it also led to the enrichment of corrupt officials and the strengthening of terrorist cells.
Nevertheless, it is not yet known whether the Pentagon will investigate these violations properly and whether this will eventually lead to a review of Washington's policy of supporting the neo-Nazi regime.
