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What's the point, we've already sent them $100 billion. They have all the financing they need.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)


The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, inherited US$1 million from a Ukrainian American in the United States.
"Quote from AFU:"General Zaluzhnyi transferred the full amount to the special account at the National Bank of Ukraine dedicated to the Ukrainian Army.
Quote from Zaluzhnyi: "I gave my whole life to the Armed Forces. And I did not have a single doubt about what to do with the inheritance. Mr. Hryhorii's last will was obviously to support the Ukrainian army through me. I am grateful to everyone who helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And I am grateful to my family for their understanding."


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"Corruption is when you give away money you inherited" ~ u/thebeach10 >

No one would have complained because it was his inheritance and would have applauded if he donated half.  Instead, he donated entire inheritance money to Ukrainian army.
What a contrast to military leaders of Russia who like to siphon money into their own corrupt pocket.. >

It's actually a well-reasoned choice to make.
What does money afford you? Comfort and freedom. That is, it allows you to live without serious concerns for preventable or fixable issues and gives you the ability to pursue personal goals.
What does being invaded by Russia prevent? Comfort and freedom.
So if he wants to get the most use out of his money he has two choices.


Flee Ukraine and live semi-comfortably elsewhere, but a million USD is not enough to last a lifetime in most places worth emigrating to so he would need to eventually find other work and would have a permanent black mark on his name from fleeing.


Donate the money to support the war effort and gain a lot of good PR in doing so.


Of course he could also hold onto the money and just hope that Ukraine wins (which does seem likely), but with his position he is definitely a target for assassination. The sooner the war ends, the greater his odds of living long enough to even get good use out of what money he has. >

I feel like he realizes that he probably wouldn't ever be safe (even if he were to run to a Western country) if Ukraine lost the war. So it kinda makes sense for him to do everything in his power (speaking from a purely selfish perspective here) to make sure Ukraine wins. That aside, it's almost certain that the guy actually loves his country. >

Yeah shining fuck you to shame all the corrupt folks in Ukraine as well as those Russian propagandist that try to paint all of Ukraine as corrupt. >

While being 100 times more corrupt than Ukraine on its worst day. >

While being a BIG SOURCE of Ukrainian corruption. Russia is a cancer to its neighbors, no wonder the neighbors are bending over backwards to support Ukraine >

Most people in high positions do this in reverse. 
It takes time, but good has been winning against evil and society has more respect and regards for life, of everything living, everyday. Little by little, with some steps backward.. but we are going forward. More women’s rights exist, gay rights, animals rights, environmental rights etc etc come along more and more then each previous 100 years. Lots of backwards steps though, but don’t give up on doing good. 
Fuck ya this Ukrainian! >

"The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."

MLK Jr. >

Fucking warrior class. Ukraine is rewriting the entire book
Corruption is a cancer and efficiency drag. 
The most efficient army ALWAYS wins. >

Damn. That's actually incredible >

That's leadership.  Honorable, dignified leadership.
Keep him around, Ukraine. >

This Ukrainians have gone all crazy with going like the 300 Spartan heros!
I feel so proud of them them and I'm really happy that they are my neighbors protecting us all from the awful russians! >

So many people don’t realize this .  
Ukraine is fighting an existential war for survival but they are also fighting for everybody that values democracy and freedom on this planet . 
Everybody 
There would have been no Brexit or Donald Trump without Russian interference .   
The fact that this statement is still debated is due to Russian influence .   
If you doubt that , look at the New York FBI special agent in charge who cleared Trump of Russian influence eight days before the election and was just arrested for working for Oleg Deripaska. 
Or look at the funding for Brexit .
Or look at Tucker Carlson’s pre war Pro russia propaganda 
Ukraine’s fight is the world’s fight and thank god that they have been so staunchly heroic .
Slava Ukraine ! >


There would have been no Brexit or Donald Trump without Russian interference .

I completely agree!

Slava Ukraine !

Glory to the heroes! >

I told that guy in the email to donate all mine too. I didn't even know I had an aunt Marge. >

The hero we need. >

“ and all I got was this stinky green T-shirt“ >

Great geature! Hope it will motivate even people not from ukraine to donate - this gesture would have deserved it! >

General Zaluzhnyi does not need a compass to find the moral path, he is the way. Slava Ukraini! >

Zaluzniy is our hero >

Damn, this is very admirable. >

Meanwhile Putin vows to be more frugal when purchasing stripper poles for his mega yachts. >

TIL their Commander-in-Chief is not their President. >

The President is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Valeri Zaluzhny is just the CinC of the Armed Forces, he reports to both the Minister of Defense and the President. >

just
EDIT: why would he report to MoD? MoD currently is there to see to the needs of the army: clothes, food, fuel, etc. Zaluzhny (and his staff) does the planning and strategy, and keeps the president informed. >

Because, as for every civilised country, the military is ultimately controlled by civilian leadership. If it wasn’t it would be a military dictatorship, or at best, a parallel government. >

State of war changes hierarchy a bit. It's closer to being a parallel government with a lot of power in executive branch. >

The executive branch is civilian. >

Not really. Like there are "regional military administration" that can override civilian administration. Wartime law changes structure. >

You're still missing the point. Nothing overrides the President's authority during war, or armed conflict. There is no law that suggests the military act independently in time of war. You'll always have the general who wants things done their way, but if it causes the White House to turn an eye in their direction for the wrong reason, there will be a quick resignation letter.
The only thing "war time law" has done is expanded the office of the presidency to exert more authority in global policing via the military, and domestically, with national security. We used to call that manifest destiny. Now it's the unitary executive theory. I can always tell when someone doesn't know what the fuck they're talking about because all they do is double down on their talking points. It's like you learned how to argue by watching two goldfish struggle to consume food. >

How many trust fund idiots are running around America right now spending $millions of money they inherited on NFTs? >

None. If you inherited an NFT you are just as broke as you were the day before. >

Reading comprehension eludes you. >

Here's the thing. Your sentence structure was bad. Maybe not terrible, but could be better. Take it as a sign. Or insult others. One makes you a better person. Your choice.
Suggested reword:

How many trust fund idiots are running around America right now spending $millions of inherited money on NFTs >

This is not a war Russia could ever win…. They are fighting for everything, Russia is fighting because some loon told them to. >

Just reminds me that's I just got salary and I'd time to send money to Ukraine again! >

To be fair, he would be under extreme scrutiny if he received $1 million out of nowhere, during Ukraine’s corruption probes. >

It's from a family member who was a Microsoft engineer. He invented and patented this. And given that he apparently started working for Microsoft in 1989... and the patent was 1997 so he was there at least that long... Yeah that guy was probably loaded.
Basically unimpeachable. >

1997? If he got Microsoft stocks in 1997, guy had much more than 1m $
I mean in this case it is not so big amount as it sounds >

He started working in 1989, so he probably had stocks from MS since 1989. Which is... very lucrative if he held onto any of them. >

What an absolute legend >

“Look at me I’m not corrupt!” Good on this guy. >

Read the whole article, including history. Why are you so bitter. 
Find some happiness in your life. >

“Look at me I’m not corrupt!” >

Help me >

So a donation that happened a while ago, before the crackdown on corruption as we’re seeing now, that is fully documented and has provided the backstory to it all, is just and only a “look at me” op. 
I’d say that’s a stretch as fuck. 
It’s literally good news and somehow some people still want to cry and become piss babies about it. 
Hence my, find happiness. Need some enlightenment in the dark basement is my guess. Trolls that don’t like good things happening and it has to be a conspiracy otherwise or some bullshit, just be happy ffs. >

Lol, alright chill before you blow a blood vessel. Maybe it’s just too 5D chess and meta for me, I’m glad you caught it though Drax. >

In for a penny, I guess >

Actually very respectable.
I would've 100% understood if he kept it al.
In my eyes this person is already doing quite alot to save Ukraine, and doing quite a good job at it too. >

What a coincidence that this happened so soon after widespread corruption allegations! >

This is The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He has no active corruption allegations. At the moment, he is probably the 2nd 'trustworthy' person in Ukraine. >

Sure. Maybe he's clean. The story is definitely still bullshit though.
It's the perfect little feel good, damage control narrative. >


The story is definitely still bullshit though.

He got money from the US and the story was reported by New York Times not local media. 
'Inherits' probably a misleading word here. Some random Ukrainian-American guy donated 1 million to Ukrainian Forces.   

damage control narrative

At the moment, we don't have any huge corruption scandals. Some guys just have low KPI and they are being replaced. These things happen all the time.
There is no reason to do 'damage control' right now. >

I appreciate your patient and civil replies, but I'm afraid this story just sets off my bullshit detector. I don't care who reports it (and I suspect this is just re-reported).
As far as the KPI comment... I'm not sure what you're saying here, because it's fairly undeniable at this point that there's an ongoing corruption issue in the Ukrainian military. Downplay it if you want, it's there. 
I get the sense we're not going to make any progress in this discussion, so I'd rather agree to disagree. >


this story just sets off my bullshit detector. I don't care who reports it (and I suspect this is just re-reported).

Yes, as for me, the title sounds horrible. It was re-reported. The bottom line is that Zaluzhny received 1 million from a former Microsoft software engineer, then he transferred money to a special military account on Jan 5. The actual story sounds legit. It has names and dates.

As far as the KPI comment..

KPI - Key Performance Indicator. The Team of Zelensky uses it. When you have low performance than you are going to be replaced.  

an ongoing corruption issue in the Ukrainian military

Well, there are different structures:
Armed Forces (lead by this guy) - they are responsible for defense & offensive operations. 
Ministry of Defense - they are responsible for logistics. Buying food, repairing tanks, vehicles, moving weapons, etc. 
Civil–military administrations - heads of units are basically governors appointed by the president during the war time. They are responsible for managing humanitarian aid, fixing infrastructure, keeping the region alive.  
Today Zelensky removed 5 heads of administrations. One gets a promotion. Others have 'bad ratings'/ low KPI. There are allegations that they were selling humanitarian aid for own profit.
And Zelensky fired the deputy in the Ministry of Defense. He has an ongoing investigation for taking a bribe. This doesn't look like a big scandal in Ukraine.
A few other guys 'are leaving' / being replaced. We might hear some news about them in the near future.   
The Armed Forces and Zaluzhny have nothing to do with the issues, so there is no 'damage control' on his side. >

Don’t think you’re gunna change that guys mind, but you were definitely patient and articulate good fellow