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In the future. In some sort of utopia. 
That's not the point though. What is really interesting and helpful is the level of ingrained corruption in the society. Also the influence of Russia on Ukrainian politics. It is really funny at times and really sad at times. True tragicomedy. 
I come from that part of the world and it was eerily reminiscent of my country's transition to democracy. Other than the fear of Russian invasion. ( I guess we finally kicked them out in 1990 or 91 so we did have that practical experience in the past).
Watch it it will teach you a lot. Just remember that it is a TV comedy show and some things are exaggerated.
Damn that sure is a lot of corruption. >

Much remained unchanged since USSR days.
Oligarchs owned everything, controlled everything, etc.
With the ru backers no longer in positions of power, reform is finally possible.
Also, a requirement for EU membership, hence many laws now passed to that end. >

The oligarchs came out in the 90s. They didn't exist in the USSR.
Edit: Jesus Christ on a motorbike, read some history you downvoting thundercunts. >


They didn't exist in the USSR.

They were just in the politburo and in other high ranking party positions. >

You can easily Google them. None of the Russian oligarchs were in the USSR government.
They started as entrepreneurs when Gorbychev began freeing the markets but they took form as extremely powerful individuals during Yeltsin's corrupt administration of "shock therapy". >

Gotta say, that man really rose to the occasion that only unique difficulties can bring.
I've never witnessed the making of a legendary statesman before, but I'm sure this is the real thing. >

I replied to a comment earlier similarly:
Go watch Servant of the People, it’s an uncanny coincidence that he is the real president now. >

That existence of that show is what makes me think we are living in a simulation more than anything else. >

As long as it plays out the way the show does we can live inside the Matrix a little longer. >

Well the show didn't predict the Russian occupation soooo. >

Ended too soon is all >

Sequel of the People >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)


A number of Ukrainian officials have been dismissed or resigned over the last four days amid corruption allegations as Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, attempts to take a zero-tolerance approach to the issue.
Fifteen senior officials have left their posts since Saturday, six of whom have had corruption allegations levelled at them by journalists and Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities.
The shake-up continued on Tuesday afternoon with Ukraine's cabinet of ministers announcing that five regional heads had been dismissed, only one of whom is being investigated for corruption, along with a further three deputy ministers and two heads of state agencies - none of whom stand accused of corruption.


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The perfect time to do it. The common man fighting for their freedom will not stand by with their lives on the line to accept corruption anymore. Its either "you're with us or against us" attitude. >

Speaking of the “perfect time,” I imagine that nearly one year into an existential war Zelensky can probably feel out who in power is for it selflessly and who’s been in it for themselves.
In other words, the tree’s been shaking long enough for the rotten apples to fall. Perhaps even the rotten branches. >

Considering the mess he inherited from the ousted Russian puppet, I can image it’s been an extensive pruning job >


The leading anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin said the dismissal of those accused of corruption is evidence that Ukraine’s newly formed anti-corruption system is working.

Sounds good.

Shabunin added that the firing of Reznikov was the only way to reinstate confidence in Ukraine’s western partners.

I think we need to hear from those western partners first. There is no evidence that Reznikov took bribes. >

The investigative article on the inflated food prices is interesting, since I assumed that the price was for food delivered to the frontlines, where (of course) it would be more expensive. However, that is not the case:

For comparison, I have chosen Silpo chain of grocery stores in the residential area of ​​Kyiv. Goods from the places of their production must be transported to it as far as to the military in Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy regions. ...
The prices of the most popular foods turned out to be 2-3 times higher! ...
Moreover, we compare prices enshrined in the contract with retail prices, which already include both the manufacturer's profit and the store's markup, they are a priori higher than wholesale prices. 

There's a lot of great reporting in that article that makes a very strong case that some have been using the war to dramatically hike the prices of essentials sold to the UA army, benefitting from the fact that military contracts have been hidden from the public for national security reasons. >

Reznikov is not the one responsible for dealing with food prices, that is his deputies. His main work is management of the entire defense infrastructure. It is unreasonable to sack an extremely effective Minister that has the full trust of your partners for low level corruption he did not commit. It was caught because the ministry aims to be as transparent as possible (those numbers could have also been kept secret), either the ministry explains why those prices were their only choice or fire the deputy who approved the corrupt tender. >

I do agree with that: it seems premature to call for the resignation of Reznikov if he was not aware of this corruption and alleged overcharging (see the other reply for a rebuttal from a Ukrainian). I think firing the individuals responsible for any corruption, blacklisting sketchy suppliers, and moving towards real transparency as suggested by the article author (price per unit) would be sufficient at this point. >

Get er done ✅ >

keep it going. By the end of this war your country will have one foot in the EU and the other in NATO, keep up the good fight >

Go watch Zelenskyy’s  TV show Servant of the People.It’s on Netflix with subtitles. And on YouTube. 
I hope it turns out that same way in real life. >

how does it end?