by Andrew Korybko
The Republicans could make support for more Ukrainian aid conditional on a joint investigation into these claims and thus doom any deal and/or the Biden Administration or the Zelensky regime could leak evidence if the other doesn’t do their bidding given their blackmail of one another due to these joint crimes.
Former Ukrainian MP Andrey Derkach dropped a bunch of bombshells about Biden’s corrupt dealings in Ukraine in a recent interview with Italian-American journalist Simona Mangiante. The takeaways can be read here, but they basically boil down to bribes and money laundering, among other crimes. While they might boost the Republicans’ impeachment efforts in the House where the opposition has a slim majority, their lack of a two-thirds majority in the Senate means that he won’t be removed from office.
Even so, these new allegations can still have an important impact on events, one that might be much more significant than his superficial impeachment by the House. Proceedings at that level have become politicized as proven by the Democrats’ witch hunt against Trump, which isn’t to say that the Republicans are carrying out their own against Biden, but just to emphasize that impeachment by the House has no tangible significance. At most, it’ll strengthen both parties’ efforts to get out the vote in November.
Where the actual importance of these latest allegations lies is in the larger context of the Ukrainian Conflict, which began to wind down late last year following the failure of Kiev’s counteroffensive and the consequent dwindling of Western aid. The Republicans already made their agreement on any more such deals contingent on robust border security reforms, but they might now also include the additional condition of a comprehensive joint investigation with Ukraine into Derkach’s bombshells about Biden.
If the opposition makes such a proposal, then there’s no way that the Democrats would agree, thus capsizing the possibility of any compromise on this issue until next year after November’s elections, which could shake up the congressional dynamics and potentially lead to Biden’s ouster as well. Furthermore, Zelensky’s regime can’t be counted on to assist any theoretical joint investigation in good faith since leading figures are also implicated in this corruption per Derkach’s revelations.
That particular point adds a curious twist to this scandal since it suggests that they might also be able to blackmail the Biden Administration, which provides a new layer of understanding to why the incumbent and his team have been so gung-ho about perpetuating NATO’s proxy war on Russia through Ukraine. Zelensky knows that any outcome short of the maximalist victory that he fantasizes about would kill his political career so he has self-interested reasons in wanting to turn this into a so-called “forever war”.
The US’ objective national interests aren’t served by depleting even more of its stockpiles and therefore reducing its ability to flexibly respond to foreign crises as they arise, or rather might even be provoked by America or its partners, hence why it’s become popular to talk about freezing the conflict. Former NATO Supreme Commander Admiral James Stavridis’ Korean-like “land-for-peace” armistice proposal last year could be a starting point but only if the West agrees to Russia’s security guarantee requests in Ukraine.
They’ve been reluctant to do so, however, hence why no progress has been made on this. One reason behind the US’ recalcitrance might not just be that it’s concerned about “losing face” upon reaching a pragmatic series of mutual compromises with Russia, but that Zelensky is blackmailing the Biden Administration that he’ll spill the beans if they dare to pursue this policy. Given his prior “godlike” status in the Western media, any corroboration of Derkach’s claims might be widely believed by Westerners.
They know that Zelensky isn’t a so-called “Russian agent” and have convinced themselves that he’s a “democratic freedom fighter” so it would be very damning to the incumbent Democrats’ reputation if he engaged in a “limited hangout” by sharing some relevant information. He of course wouldn’t implicate himself or his most loyal allies, but he could take down a couple less politically reliable officials in that event (perhaps as part of a purge) while possibly dooming Biden’s re-election and flipping the Senate.
Republican control of the White House and Congress coupled with what many regard as the right-leaning Supreme Court could lead to the Democrats’ worst nightmare of their opponents reversing most of Biden’s policies. Meanwhile, Zelensky’s worst nightmare is that Biden bows to the popular sentiment among Americans to scale back their country’s participation in this proxy war and coerce him to resume peace talks with Russia, so each can therefore keep the other in check through this mutual blackmail.
The legitimacy of both the Biden Administration and Zelensky’s regime is therefore dependent on each of them staying silent about their corruption scheme, but one or the other could at least in theory reveal some details about this if they begin to distrust the other or want to get rid of them. For instance, the Biden Administration could leak some information about Zelensky’s corruption to pro-Democrat media to pressure him into resuming peace talks or to pave the way for a “government of national unity”.
I say keep with the impeachment inquiry. The more evidence that is put forth makes biden even a non choice for democrats. Dirty him up to the point that he becomes a liability and is less than the opposition he currently is to President Trump.
It’s too late for an impeachment. However, uncovering the facts and exposing them would have the same effect by informing the voters and preventing Robin Ware/Robert L. Peters/JRB Ware/Pedo Peter/idiot Biden from continuing to destroy the country. As a bonus, we wouldn’t get Kamala foisted upon us.
Andrey Derkach is a known Putin operative who fled to Russia when Putin invaded Ukraine.
Dont worry his corruption in China is a much bigger issue than the kick backs in Ukraine.
Ergo, his comments on Taiwan. biden is a paid puppet of chairman XI. The CCP invested more than 31 million to secure biden as a supplicant.
biden has not done anything other than take a check from the government. So how did he acquire three mansions? And he paid in cash for the Delaware beach house?
He is failing fast, typical of a dementia patient.
Really is sad, they locked him in a basement for facelifts last election, there is nothing they can do nothing to improve his cognition.
This is not the look of a healthy man. biden is physically and mentally unable to conduct the duties for which he is responsible.
The UN/CFR/Globalists want him in
Jamie Dimon has some advice for the biden campaign.
Jamie Dimon Warns Dems to Go Easy On Trump: ‘Negative Talk About MAGA’ Will Hurt Biden
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a message for President Joe Biden’s campaign: don’t talk down to supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Dimon was the guest for a segment on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday, which was on location in Davos for the World Economic Forum, and turned to politics during a conversation on the U.S. economy. Co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin brought up the fact that it was an election year, and asked Dimon for his insight on how economic progress would play into that. Dimon’s response detailed a lot of outside forces such as the wars in Ukraine and Israel:
So you have all these very powerful forces that are going to be affecting us in ’24 and ’25. So if I was the government I would be preparing for what I’m going to do about that assuming things aren’t good.
And then he turned to politics:
Dimon: I wish the Democrats would think a little more carefully when they talk about MAGA. You know, and if you travel this country. The country’s unbelievable. … People are growing. They’re hungry to grow. They’re innovating. It’s everywhere. It’s not just Silicon Valley. So we’ve got this great hand.
But when people say MAGA, they’re actually looking at people voting for Trump, and they think they’re voting, and they’re basically scapegoating them, that you are like him. But I don’t think they’re voting for Trump because of his family values. If you just take a step back, be honest. He’s kind of right about NATO. Kind of right about immigration. He grew the economy quite well. Tax reform worked. He was right about some of China. I don’t like what he did–
Sorkin: I know he said “China virus.”
Dimon: Yeah, I understand. And I don’t like how he said things about Mexico. But he wasn’t wrong about some of these critical issues, and that’s why they’re voting for him. And I think people should be a little more respectful of our fellow citizens. And when you guys have people up here– You should always ask the “Why.” Not like it’s a binary thing, “You’re supporting Trump, you’re not supporting Trump.” Why are you supporting Trump?
Dimon went on to say the polarization on the part of Democrats would “hurt” Biden’s reelection chances:
The Democrats have done a pretty good job with the “deplorables,” hugging onto their Bibles and their beer and their guns. I mean, really like, can we just stop that stuff and actually grow up, and treat other people with respect to listen to a little bit? And I do think the economy will affect I think there’s this negative talk about MAGA is going to hurt Biden’s election campaign.
Watch the video above via CNBC.
Good, sage advice. There’s just one problem: this is all the Democrats have. They can’t run on the economy, they can’t run on the border, they can’t run on national security, they can’t run on foreign policy, they can’t run on law enforcement, they can’t run on reducing crime. They’ve taken good conditions and turned them into disasters. Vilifying people and finding scapegoats is their only option (they damned sure aren’t going to admit to gross mistakes and reverse them).
Vilifying people and finding scapegoats is Trump’s most commonly used tactic. It’s not just a tactic; it’s a personality trait.
Oh, yeah… just try to accuse others of what you are engaged in. Trump doesn’t denounce everyone that votes for Robin Ware/Robert L. Peters/JRB Ware/Pedo Peter/idiot Biden, even though anyone that does is obviously mentally deficient.
The problem with your argument is than anyone but another cult leader has OBSERVED that’s what Trump does. All anyone has to do to know is listen to ten minutes of any of his rally speeches.
Anyone who watched January 6 unfold knows what the bigoted son-of-a-bigot did.
We watched your cult do billions in damage to black communities and kneel to it with slaver rags on, do you see how weak your rebut is?
What are “slaver rags”?
Did you notice the Ukrainian flag pin Jamie Dimon is wearing?
So what.
It is not a crime to be stupid? You should know.
Basically, President Biden is walking a geopolitical tightrope while your cult leader shakes the wire in an effort to avoid prison.
Trump is all about nobody but Trump.
Robin Ware/Robert L. Peters/JRB Ware/Pedo Peter/idiot Biden is a lying, thieving, corrupt, treasonous, pedophilic scumbag.
Dimon:
Dimon would be wise to stick to banking. Geopolitics is above his pay grade.
Blocking aid to Ukraine could draw the US into direct conflict with Russia.
We need our border secured. Robin Ware/Robert L. Peters/JRB Ware/Pedo Peter/idiot Biden destroyed the border security Trump left in place.
WOW! Really? That must mean…. something?
Vilifying people and finding scapegoats is Trump’s most commonly used tactic.
It’s not Trump using the term “white Christians” as a derogatory slur.
What you actually mean is white “Christians”. Billy Graham, an actual white Christian, saw that coming a long time ago.
Billy graham..huh that who needs to be lionized?
According to the wealth-tracking site TheRichest.com, Billy Graham’s net worth was an estimated $25 million at the time of his death. Seems he took a little dip into the collection plate meant for the poor and church expenses.
Like politicians they might not want to be blinging as the flock struggles.
Again TV personalities you have a TV between you ears.
Graham authored 33 books, three of which were long running best sellers. More than 12 million copies were sold, and they’re still selling. At one time book sales alone were bringing in $2 million per year.
It’s sad that a good man like Billy Graham would be accused of corruption to defend the false image of an utterly corrupt person like Donald Trump.
Your point?
He was a TV personality like the other rich TV thumpers Pat Robinson, Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland the list is long of those begging money from those not able to get themselves to the local church.
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” (Luke 16:13-31).
“You cannot serve both God and money.” Tell it to your cult leader.
The point would be that you’re attacking Billy Graham over the warning he gave about right-wing politics corrupting evangelical Christianity.
Oh the man that didnt take a salary as President, the one that lost a billion while serving the people, that “cult” leader?
Or the one that put beds into those illegal migrant centers made sure they had toilets and a source of water, didnt wrap them like tacos and let them sleep on the concrete.
Didnt traffick 85 thousand children into the interior to lose track of them…that guy?
He didn’t take a salary, but his business took in $7.8 million from foreign governments.
For SERVICES RENDERED, something leftists that steal from the government have no concept of. AND, he turned those profits over to the Treasury. Don’t you get tired of getting slapped around with the truth and made to look so stupid? Ever?
Sorry, Comrade Greggie, it was not my term, it was Joyless Reid’s term. And she didn’t say one damn thing about Rev. Graham, just the voters in Iowa who are, as she termed them, “white Christians” which she considered to be derogatory in her attempt to insult Iowans.
So, you are the judge of who is Christian? You, who supports a verified pedophile that forced his young daughter to shower with him, a rapist, and enabler of a despicable drug addict/whore monger, who both together defrauded the US taxpayer of millions of dollars?
Yeah… no. That’s not your purview.
Trump isn’t. That wouldn’t bother me in the least if he didn’t pretend to be. He’s also a pretend patriot.
Um… you don’t know what a PATRIOT is, either, as evidenced by your consistent support for America-hating corrupt traitors.
Trump is a reality television conman basking in the adulation of a fawning target audience.
“…because of ME…” Me me me me ME!
Trump had a proven record in the White House of success and progress. Robin Ware/Robert L. Peters/JRB Ware/Pedo Peter/idiot Biden, on the other hand, has been a total and complete failure, disaster and catastrophe.
At the end of the day, biden cannot defeat President Trump.
They have no candidate and nothing to run on. Jamie Dimon indicated that it will be more than just president. It will be down ticket reminiscent of when obama had an election loss and it went way down ticket in every state.