:*Zelenskyy’s inner circle resembles a [[mafia]]-style [[authoritarian]] network fused with patronage, where power, [[money]], and loyalty are intertwined at the expense of the state. [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2026/04/29/8032290/ “Ukrainska Pravda” has published another batch] of secretly recorded conversations from the [[NABU]]’s “Midas” case, captured inside the Kyiv apartment of [[Timur Mindich]] — a businessman now under sanctions and suspected of [[energy]]-sector corruption. The recordings, made in summer 2025, reveal casual discussions in Russian among some of Zelenskyy’s closest associates...." | :*Zelenskyy’s inner circle resembles a [[mafia]]-style [[authoritarian]] network fused with patronage, where power, [[money]], and loyalty are intertwined at the expense of the state. [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2026/04/29/8032290/ “Ukrainska Pravda” has published another batch] of secretly recorded conversations from the [[NABU]]’s “Midas” case, captured inside the Kyiv apartment of [[Timur Mindich]] — a businessman now under sanctions and suspected of [[energy]]-sector corruption. The recordings, made in summer 2025, reveal casual discussions in Russian among some of Zelenskyy’s closest associates...." |