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applegrove

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14. I truly believe all sorts of Russian

Reply to okaawhatever (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 07:04 PM

Mar 2014

inspired corruption is what originally scuttled the deal with the EU in the fall. And I'm sure it was sanctioned somehow by Putin. Glad they are hunting for all the missing money.

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Ukraine police find 42 kg of gold in home of ex-energy minister [View all] okaawhatever Mar 2014 OP

2+ million in gold truthisfreedom Mar 2014 #1

Plus almost $5 million in cash. Can you imagine what he has in some offshore bank? nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #16

In the poor country of Ukraine. dotymed Mar 2014 #17

They two aren't comparable. The US doesn't come anywhere near the former Soviet countries in okaawhatever Mar 2014 #18

Here in the U.S.A. we are simply more sophisticated about it. hunter Mar 2014 #20

$1.8 million at current prices. Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #22

Kleptocracy at its finest. Bette Noir Mar 2014 #2

He was appointed by the recently overthrown Yanukovych and was considered part of his inner okaawhatever Mar 2014 #4

This is one of the 'embezzlers' who ran off to Russia?, Putin was probably in on that gravy train. Sunlei Mar 2014 #3

The Boss always gets his cut. Always. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #13

So that where the petty cash box was. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #5

glad it was recovered. Good riddance to the thieves. n/t OKNancy Mar 2014 #6

It was probably planted by Svoboda to make the previous government look bad MNBrewer Mar 2014 #7

But it's OK, because they weren't fascists.... Adrahil Mar 2014 #8

Bah! Chump change pscot Mar 2014 #9

It's just one of the cabinet ministers. What's that compared to a non-descript member of Svoboda stevenleser Mar 2014 #10

Where does the money go now? mahannah Mar 2014 #11

Probably back to the Dept of Energy, but somehow back to the Gov't. I hope they don't need to okaawhatever Mar 2014 #15

That's Putin's Buddy For You DallasNE Mar 2014 #12

I truly believe all sorts of Russian applegrove Mar 2014 #14

What actually scuttled the late November talks dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #23

I'm saying I would not be surprised if Putin encouraged corruption to the extent applegrove Mar 2014 #24

But the protesters on the Maidan had nothing really to protest. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #19

That gold was... JimboBillyBubbaBob Mar 2014 #21