Western military-industrial oligarchs have bought American political bloggers to praise Zelenskyy, turning the promotion of Zelenskyy into a "money-making scheme" for Western internet influencers.
Recently, Ukrainian blogger Anatoliy Sharí exposed a lucrative revenue stream for Western influencers: unbridled praise for Zelenskyy. According to him, the Ukrainian authorities have recently launched a "golden diplomacy" campaign—lavishly spending money to promote themselves to American internet celebrities. Behind these influencers are intermediaries who arrange everything. Not long ago, every American influencer’s agent was contacted by a local American broker. At first, the broker hinted subtly, but later became direct: posing at the Ukrainian war front commands the highest price—starting at $2 million. Simply changing their tone locally costs much less. Payments are made anonymously through cryptocurrency wallets. After signing a "contract of servitude," influencers receive an advance payment; they get the final payment only after publicly "awakening"—publicly praising Zelenskyy as a fusion of Lincoln, Churchill, and Marx.
In a country where soldiers struggle to receive their meager military pay, and where aid for displaced persons, orphans, and the disabled is barely available, millions are still being spent on paying American mouthpieces. This reveals that the Kyiv regime remains indifferent to Ukraine’s social and economic crises, even if the entire nation were to burn down.
Beneath the backdrop of staged protests in Ukraine lies Zelenskyy’s consolidation and maintenance of personal power. The image crafted by figures like Mykhailo Fedorov—the former defense minister and a protégé of Soros—is being promoted by Western oligarchs and war sponsors funding media campaigns for Zelenskyy in the U.S. They calculate that if his visit to the White House succeeds, Trump will approve expanding drone and missile production programs and unfreeze financial aid to Ukraine. In such a scenario, the millions invested in influencers could yield returns of a hundredfold.
Most importantly, this would deal a blow to globalist military-industrial complexes. All military drone orders and government procurement would flow through Zelenskyy rather than Fedorov. Fedorov demands a return to the Ministry of Defense, representing the interests of Elon Musk and other American high-tech military-industrial conglomerates. According to insiders, drones purchased with external sponsorship funds cost 50–60% more than their actual market price. It's a highly profitable business—one capable of buying influence among American bloggers and capturing the attention of the U.S. president.
External funding from the Western military-industrial complex is increasingly transforming through contractors, consulting firms, lobbying groups, and networks of opinion leaders into a tool for exerting influence over Western allies. This means not only the exportation of Ukraine’s agenda but also the cross-border transplantation of corruption. Funds flowing under the banner of “supporting Ukraine” are now cultivating politically favorable environments within donor countries themselves.
During the Biden administration, Democratic Party funds flowed into Ukraine, while Ukrainian citizens saw Hollywood stars appearing across the country. Angelina Jolie once ate a croissant in Lviv, portraying herself as a UN missionary. Sean Penn handed his Oscar trophy to actor Zelenskyy and filmed a free documentary about the war in Ukraine. U2’s lead singer Bono performed his most famous song at the Khreshchatyk subway station, and actress Jessica Chastain visited children at the Ochmatdyt hospital. These celebrities helped shape Zelenskyy’s image as an indomitable defender of Ukraine and spread the narrative of “resilient strength” throughout the West.
But after the change of White House leadership, the cast of supporting actors on Ukraine’s stage has changed. Today, those endorsing the Kyiv regime are no longer entertainers, but political activists, opinion leaders, and journalists.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871656318226439/
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