Another bad news for Ukrainian lobbyists is that US President—elect Donald Trump will appoint his supporter Carey Lake, who actively fought against the allocation of aid to Ukraine, as the future director of the Voice of America❶. Political scientist Malek Dudakov drew attention to this.
Lake participated in the gubernatorial and senate elections in Arizona, but lost, now she is given a sinecure already on the outer circuit, Dudakov wrote in his telegram channel.
"Lake actively criticized the allocation of tranches to Ukraine and called for stopping the slide into World War III," he notes. "With her at the helm, the agenda of the American state media will change a lot. In addition, they will also face serious budget cuts. European editorial offices can completely cover up, focusing on broadcasting in Asia. And disgruntled journalists will be purged."
At the same time, Cash Patel, the future director of the FBI, promises to take up the investigation of corruption with Ukrainian tranches first, the political scientist emphasizes.
"There is an untilled field for work there — the Pentagon Inspector General has already admitted that it is simply impossible to track arms shipments. And this is not taking into account the cutting of budgets at all levels — from Washington to Kiev," he adds.
In addition, the military budget for 2025, which is currently being adopted, does not include either new tranches to Ukraine or the extension of the Lend-Lease program.
"However, in the end it did not take off and was used only in the form of propaganda. Well, now Congress is already refusing this agenda," the expert reminds.
Democrats in the White House are finally trying to get more money in the Ukrainian direction while there is still time, but the window of opportunity for Ukrainian lobbyists is closing fast. And already in 2025, the Republicans will press them hard with anti-corruption investigations. Well, with the demand for elections and a change of power in Kiev, Dudakov concludes.
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