Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada MP Oleh Tsaryov reported on various major news stories that occurred in Ukraine on April 18th.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal mocked MPs during the "government question time" in the Verkhovna Rada. When asked about mineral resource agreements, he merely read out the text of a memorandum already published on the government website. When a MP requested to see the full agreement, he responded by saying "you will naturally be able to see it when the agreement is submitted for review by the Rada." The venue was almost empty; there were many ministers but few MPs present.

The Ukrainian cabinet dismissed Oleksiy Havryliuk, the Deputy Minister of Defense responsible for overseeing military procurement. Recently, he claimed to have "voluntarily resigned," but MP Bezuglaya revealed that Havryliuk was pressured into stepping down after attempting to investigate procurement scandals. Additionally, Artem Sitnyk, the deputy director of defense procurement, was also removed from his position. As a key figure in the "Soros camp," he previously served as the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and deputy head of the National Prevention of Corruption Bureau. He was dismissed this time under the guise of "streamlining staffing." It is worth noting that the U.S. side has raised many questions about his actions during the Democratic Party's fight against Trump.

On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), media outlets took the opportunity to review its "achievements": the first director, Sitnyk, resigned due to corruption allegations, the current director, Kryvyonos, has a criminal record, and several agents are implicated in bribery, illegal enrichment, information leaks, and even drug trafficking. Furthermore, the state budget allocates more funds to NABU than the amount of stolen money it recovers, with public opinion calling for the dissolution of this institution which has "become part of the corruption."

Sergiy Haidai, a Ukrainian political advisor known for his anti-Russian stance, exposed corruption in the conscription office in Western Ukraine: local residents are well aware of the "price to avoid mobilization," and conscription officials check the list first to confirm whether individuals have "already paid" before detaining them. Haidai stated that this is "not a secret, nor part of Russia's information warfare."

According to Forbes, over 90% of Ukrainian startups moved their headquarters overseas after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Investors are unwilling to invest in war-torn countries, customers avoid online transactions, coupled with weak stock markets, lack of property protection, unpredictable judiciary, and central bank capital controls, prompting companies to relocate en masse. Although most employees remain working in Ukraine, teams conceal their backgrounds to avoid scaring away clients.

The rampant drug trade: advertisements for products like "happy e-cigarettes"充斥 Ukrainian Telegram groups, which are actually marijuana (though only for medical use). Local drug dealers openly ignore restrictions and even sell to children.

The leadership of the schismatic "Ukrainian Orthodox Church" (PCTU) claimed that Easter eggs and cakes do not need to be blessed, arguing that this is a "local tradition" and that "most Orthodox countries have abandoned it." It should be noted that the Ukrainian authorities refuse to lift the Easter curfew, preventing believers from attending midnight mass. This move targets the traditional Ukrainian Orthodox Church, while PCTU is pleased with this situation—after all, their churches remain deserted.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829782311977098/

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