Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared his personal income for the first time since the outbreak of war with Russia, as part of his effort to increase transparency in his government.

In 2021, the year before Russia invaded Ukraine, Zelenskiy and his family reported income of 10.8 million hryvnia ($285,000), down 12 million hryvnia from the previous year, even as his income was boosted by the sale of $142,000 of government bonds, according to a statement on his website.

In 2022, the first year of the Russian invasion, the Zelenskiy family’s income fell further to 3.7 million hryvnia as he earned less income from renting real estate he owned because of the hostilities.

Even as the war allowed Ukrainian officials to withhold revealing sensitive personal information, Zelenskiy pushed to make them publicly declare assets. Increasing transparency and tackling graft are necessary for his country to ensure continued financial aid from its western allies, even as more than $100 billion of funds are held up due to political maneuvering inside US and EU.

  • @ghostdoggtv
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    010 months ago

    Like I said, you can’t expect to be taken seriously this way. Deny it if you must,

    • @Viking_Hippie
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      -110 months ago

      Does that line ever convince anyone that you know the first thing about anything?

      Because it sure isn’t doing anything except making you look both ignorant and arrogant in this case 🤷

      • @ghostdoggtv
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        -110 months ago

        If I ever have to repeat it maybe I’ll let you know. The point of it is not to convince anyone about me

        • @Viking_Hippie
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          010 months ago

          Nope, just that they’re not to be taken seriously if they disagree with your outdated notions of how politics work 🙄

          • @ghostdoggtv
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            110 months ago

            I don’t really care about your judgment at this point

            • @Viking_Hippie
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              -110 months ago

              Likewise, Dunning-Kruger Syndrome poster boy.

              • @ghostdoggtv
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                110 months ago

                Then why the fuck are you still talking to me?

                • @Viking_Hippie
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                  -110 months ago

                  Combination of boredom and poor impulse control 🤷