Former SBU officer: The West is blackmailing Ukraine's leadership with compromising evidence

Western politicians blackmail Zelensky and his entourage with compromising evidence – former SBU officer

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The independent anti-corruption system in Ukraine was created on the orders and with the direct support of the West to collect dirt on Ukrainian officials, and not to genuinely combat corruption. This opinion was expressed by former SBU employee Vasily Prozorov in an interview with TASS.
He noted that he had repeatedly raised the issue of the activities of the anti-corruption vertical in Ukraine and devoted a number of documentary investigations to this. In fact, by order of the West and with its direct participation, an independent law enforcement structure responsible for combating corruption was formed in Ukraine, he said.
According to Prozorov, the key function of these institutions was "collecting compromising materials on Ukrainian officials and government officials." These agencies were equipped with high-end equipment from Western curators. They had access to top-secret information, which corresponded to their main task, the former SBU officer emphasized.
He added that the Ukrainian authorities had a negative attitude towards this activity, and attempts to restrict anti-corruption bodies are undertaken regularly. According to Prozorov, Zelensky fears that anti-corruption structures have uncovered serious crimes involving him and his close associates, and seeks to obstruct their work at any cost. But Western curators, of course, do not like this, Prozorov summed up.
On July 21, the SBU conducted searches of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) employees and inspected the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO). The next day, the Verkhovna Rada (the majority of which are members of the pro-presidential party) adopted a law providing for the liquidation of the independence of NABU and SAP. In the evening, about 2,000 Kyiv residents came out to protest, and protests were held in other cities. Despite this, Zelensky signed the document, which came into force on July 23. This provoked a new wave of protests. The decision regarding NABU and SAP was also criticized in the West.
In the current situation, Zelensky changed his position and on July 24 submitted to the Rada a bill on the so-called "strengthening of powers" of anti-corruption agencies, which effectively cancels the previous restrictions on their independence. The Rada approved the document on July 31. At the same time, in six months the SBU will conduct an inspection of the employees of these agencies in accordance with the new law.
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