“Zelenskyy Is A Bandit” - Ukraine Born Congresswoman Calls Out Potential Money Laundering With Aid

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Congresswoman Victoria Sparts pulls no punches when referring to her former countrymen. In this clip, she discusses her position on Ukraine aid and how she would rather have the United States provide point-to-point logistics rather than a blank check.
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@mikejejenich-pb5zx 18 дней назад

Sending billions to ukraine. Sending billions to Israel. Giving free hotel rooms and credit cards to illegal immigrants. WTF. ??? Happened to this country??? Im a veteran. And im on disability. They tried lowering my disability. But all this money going to all this. Total disgrace

@scabcrawler632 18 дней назад

Soros and obama is a big hint

@3EBstudio 18 дней назад

Greed?

@LA-vx5cc 18 дней назад

It's really crazy. And people can't do anything with it. Be strong, dear.

@waylow83 18 дней назад

The DemonRats got it. That's what happened.

@N6J6 18 дней назад

The package is literally less than 1% of Americas GDP.... I agree that the US might not have it's priorities right but to think 100 B $ will make all Veterans happy is delusional

@just_a_turtle_chad 19 дней назад

Calling Zelensky a hero is like calling Biden a competent president

@baassbooster 19 дней назад

At least Zelensky doesnt fall over a stage. LMAO

@judehemsworth85 19 дней назад

lol true 😂

@lindablondie3421 19 дней назад

Bandit means robber. Yes ,Zalinski is a robber. He takes our money and build a mansion in Miami

@dantag5195 19 дней назад

Calling ZeClownski hero is like calling Biden Marathon champion.

@ViewerC7100 19 дней назад

At least Zelensky doesnt have bone spurs

@Xyz99899 19 дней назад

She's more of an American patriot than all the clowns from congress supporting money to Ukraine.

@clintboggess6728 18 дней назад

And Senate and White House!!!

@lovecats3452 17 дней назад

I am Ukrainian American and I support her message!

@hokavistark7671 17 дней назад

Controlled by Black Rock

@BunkrMan 16 дней назад

@@hokavistark7671 You mean that BlackRock who already owns half of Ukraine and is trying to protect his investment and the robbery of millions of hectares of the most fertile land in the world?

@peterliemareff8894 16 дней назад

100%

@robertladue7647 19 дней назад

Congresswoman Sparts sounds quite honest and direct. She knows how Ukrainian government is.

@jonsonrocket8549 18 дней назад

As Ukrainian I can say that she does not care about Ukraine and Ukrainians. All she cares about is her and Trump’s political ratings in the US

@BTC9403 18 дней назад

She has absolutely no clue or credibility. Pat will drag anyone on his show to slander Ukraine. What a joke

@paulietv2162 18 дней назад

Yeah she knows because she is the same as them

@Alex-wd3xq 17 дней назад

@@BTC9403 funny thing is even liberal western 'news' channels were reporting on UKR being the most corrupt country on the continent... not sure what mental gymnastics you are trying to use to pretend otherwise now, as if the RUS invasion has cleansed the place of any corruption issues

@LoveBagpipes 16 дней назад

@@BTC9403 She is delusional, but about both sides of the conflict

@clarencewalker7379 19 дней назад

We shouldn't be giving them anything!

@brianparent1832 19 дней назад

Your correct,what happened to secure border money before other countries ? I hate to say it but Johnson dropped the ball on that one.

@judylaparne9761 19 дней назад

@@brianparent1832He did and I was shocked. But he did.

@texoschannel4907 19 дней назад

You don't seem to get it. The money doesn't go to ukrain. Ukrain is a front for money laundering in US

@juliagulnac9057 18 дней назад

Respectfully disagree🇺🇦

@paulietv2162 18 дней назад

@@brianparent1832 What happened to it? Nobody ever said that was going to happen so nothing happened to it

@dominic9028 19 дней назад

She is a gem. We are lucky to have her.

@gen.barnakey__ 19 дней назад

Zero thought and completely ignorant of Ukraine's situation, which is under threat of extinction for the crime of wanting to join the West. Tens of millions got out from underneath its authoritarian neighbor - Ukrainians want the same.

@quiltfreak64 19 дней назад

I trust her a million times more than Zelensky or Biden .

@disconductorder 18 дней назад

shes still a plant, She knows damn well Yanokovich had nothing to do with the snipers that killed college students, that is the event that triggered the overthrow of Ukraine. They tell you 2 truths and then you believe 3 lies, thats why shes here.

@sfappetrupavelandrei 18 дней назад

Why? Because she says what you want to hear? 😂😂😂

@foxtrotunicorncharliekilo8990 18 дней назад

@sfappetrupavelandrei she doesn't have a positive strategy for saying the things she's saying. In other words, she will only bear negative reactions and not reap any benefits from saying this

@camocas 18 дней назад

@@sfappetrupavelandreihe trusts Putin more too

@PepeCoinMania 18 дней назад

Who can trust Biden at this point

@angelaconner3131 19 дней назад

Excuse me," potential money laundering" my a$$! There is a reason nobody wants a paper trail for all that damn money.

@noblevictory2200 19 дней назад

💥 Damn straight

@JesseG824 19 дней назад

Most smart people knew this from the very beginning until now.

@DuraDigi 19 дней назад

exactly

@overbe 18 дней назад

You aren't being sponsored by one of the richest oligarchs to fight corruption.

@jacksonlee3771 18 дней назад

Ukraine would invest in Bitcoin with the money Biden sent them. FTX specifically. FTX would send the money back to the DNC coffers. FTX was a big donor to demonrats.

@cameronidk2 18 дней назад

This women is what it means to be an imagrant to be an American citizen to be a patriot.. proud of her .

@mobilerepairsolutionsllc 18 дней назад

Yes got the stones and has seen her share im sure.

@RogerM88 19 дней назад

Never understood why the Aid to Ukraine is done in money instead of supplying directly military equipment. Won't be surprised money laundry is being done by Politicians of both countries.

@denisesorchidparadise1411 19 дней назад

of course it goes both ways, they all are getting rich and we are getting poorer

@mikegrant8031 19 дней назад

It is done in equipment, its just accounted for in dollars. 40billion is going to American defense contractors to replace our aging inventory that we send to Ukraine.

@happyhobo2217 19 дней назад

@@mikegrant8031 this comment needs more attention unfortunately there’s too many Russian bots out here

@gayedawn1 19 дней назад

Yes. What Ukraine has on the B!dens is probably “feeding” the US spending to Ukraine.

@christopherharris3229 18 дней назад

@@mikegrant8031Exactly. The equipment is then sold elsewhere to line pockets in Ukraine and the White House.

@1evelUP 18 дней назад

Millions suffering for the greed of a few.

@paulietv2162 18 дней назад

Millions suffering for Fascist Putin

@Steamerbeen 18 дней назад

That 2nd is so important. Ppl afraid to use it though

@user-agreement-disengaged 19 дней назад

Zelensky was & still is an ACTOR playing his role in corruption! Nothing more, nothing less.

@tippy195 18 дней назад

Aren’t you a cute fool

@jerry42023 18 дней назад

Aren't u cuts, ziOnIst/wEf shill@@tippy195

@herogebrial 18 дней назад

Intelligence officer without the Intelligence

@user-bn3iq3wp2m 18 дней назад

He was a Comedian to be correct

@ryanc3687 18 дней назад

@@tippy195aren't you a brainwashed fool 😂😂😂😂😂

@pjhimself252 18 дней назад

Although she’s from elsewhere, her approach/interests are more about USA than any member of “the squad”. Thanks for giving her time.

@stachowi 19 дней назад

10% for the big guy... all you need to know.

@crimsonlightbinder 13 дней назад

more like 30%

@josephinechandler 19 дней назад

What assets did these leaders have before the war to what they have now.

@mikep2262 19 дней назад

You will never know

@HubertofLiege 18 дней назад

Same as our politicians

@nolga3569 18 дней назад

look at nancy pelosis son and the solar project.....

@mobilerepairsolutionsllc 18 дней назад

Brand new Rolls Royce for 700k for some secretary I saw a few months ago

@heatherconlon8103 18 дней назад

Zelensky bought 2 yachts!

@tami3456 19 дней назад

He is a thief

@jimsteinway695 19 дней назад

So are all our RINO senators. I live in Idaho and both our senators are crooks

@Beanerds 19 дней назад

No ! , he is the fence that funnels 75% back into USA's corrupt parasites pockets !

@kubapuchalski8633 18 дней назад

I wonder if she's saying the same thing about her corrupt colleagues and foreign aid to other countries, or is she just full of BS?

@readopol4249 18 дней назад

We are still very gullible. It takes actual calorie burning to think for yourself.

@maxvolchenok2586 19 дней назад

If this is surprising for anyone, I feel bad for them…we need all the receipts from day one

@Provision600 19 дней назад

Replace Adam for her

@sharingfamspace3156 18 дней назад

😂😂😂

@jvasquezito 18 дней назад

😅

@elizaleroux9173 18 дней назад

That's a brilliant idea.

@camocas 18 дней назад

Brilliant idea for who likes echo chambers

@nolga3569 18 дней назад

@@camocas well adam can join ben "Israel first" shapiro at the Israeli wire and have his echo chamber. Ben can debate college students and adam can interview them and discuss their body count. It would be good to have a different angle if adam wasn't so stupid and brainwashed.

@georgiosparaskeva8038 19 дней назад

He probably made 400 million dollars, working from home lol . His wife was seen in Paris last Christmas spending 200.000 euros on jewellery in a shop in Paris. A video was post by a shop employee.

@judehemsworth85 19 дней назад

Do ya have video of that eve try one can see

@andyjennings15 19 дней назад

You do know Zelensky was already a millionaire before the war right.

@georgiosparaskeva8038 19 дней назад

@@judehemsworth85 it was on line for a while... i try to find it, the profile who shared it is not their anymore, it was on line for a week or two, then they started banning profiles for posting anything against ukriaine ...same happening now when someone posts something against jeuwish

@maxsportsman2416 19 дней назад

@@andyjennings15yes but not enough to buy houses all over the world. journalists have already reported that Zelenskyy purchased multi-million dollars homes in Spain, Florida, Egypt

@radus9190 19 дней назад

@@maxsportsman2416source?

@dianna7795 19 дней назад

Love this woman!

@phoenixphotographylg7636 19 дней назад

This Lady is Awsome!!

@patrickcrochet8590 19 дней назад

I Love Her...Ms. Sparts is the most serious Congresswoman besides MTG....

@zillsburyy1 19 дней назад

yup a crook!!!

@weirdshibainu 19 дней назад

I bet her husband has never won an argument

@jacobauron9712 19 дней назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@user-vb3lu3lm1c 19 дней назад

😂😂😂😂❤

@SamoShkoder 19 дней назад

Bro she is the husband😂

@user-vb3lu3lm1c 19 дней назад

@@SamoShkoder 🤣🤣🤣💕

@user-wz8kv5xl4v 19 дней назад

You don't know Ukrainian women. I've dated one, they're not for weak men.

@BeeTrillion 19 дней назад

Zelenskyy is a sponge.

@user-qq5du7iv4t 19 дней назад

And a stooge

@ithchytriggafinga 19 дней назад

He's also George Soros cousin

@joetai2682 18 дней назад

The guy is a traitor time to put the guy in a Israelly prison the guy is a crazy Jew more then Ukrainian president.

@FishelP 18 дней назад

@@user-qq5du7iv4tWhy should we believe anything about Zelenskyy, unfortunately he is depending upon American corrupt government!

@tf8837 19 дней назад

His wife went to Paris the day after they got the first check and spent thousands on dresses WTH Why we paying his wardrobe designer and her clothing sprees

@TheUniverseWorksForUsBeings 18 дней назад

Oh, I just love her! The patriotism, and the reps that actually work FOR the people is few....but those few pack a mighty punch and I am grateful

@RobPowell-rn7ss 18 дней назад

Omg !! Why hasn’t this woman been on mainstream tv 📺 everyday !! She needs to spread the truths and debate these corrupt “journalists “ on tv ! She needs to be in the run for VP ! Obviously she can’t but you get my point

@rebeccaratliff3432 19 дней назад

No people are waking up!

@deeznutz3958 19 дней назад

10% for the big guy

@corvuscrack9505 19 дней назад

Big joe biden ?

@Call_Me_Troy 19 дней назад

EXACTLY!

@bobkattner9226 19 дней назад

FJB and Zelensky are definitely getting rich off our tax dollars funding this bs war! Wth are the combat videos like we saw in Vietnam?! FJB and Zelensky straight to Hell !

@larryyank3566 14 дней назад

Rigjt On !!! This honest Shero Rocks❣️ Regards, Viet vet/Ecologist VFP

@outbackbluesdude2494 18 дней назад

Thanks i have been waiting to meet this great lady for some time now. I believe she knows exactly what is going on in Ukraine.

@lordribs 19 дней назад

What are they doing with the money someone tell me about circular flow of income

@baassbooster 19 дней назад

“Zelensky Is A Bandit” We all know that. WTF is new here??

@andresarmento7227 19 дней назад

Now he's a very rich bandit thanks to the american and european taxpayer.

@baassbooster 19 дней назад

@@andresarmento7227 Exactly

@7eVen.si62 18 дней назад

"Listen‼️" I am listening...

@Ms.K001 19 дней назад

It’s a free for all situation

@EllaTurner. 19 дней назад

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@user-yj5vo6rn9h 19 дней назад

I've been trying to trade but I keep making losses and it's frustrating

@EllaTurner. 19 дней назад

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@EllaTurner. 19 дней назад

Thanks to Laura Jennifer Reeves, she has always been there to guide me with detailed analysis and recommendations that I would not otherwise have access to.

@AllertonSlayden 19 дней назад

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@suvarnapatil9307 19 дней назад

Same here, with my current crypto portfolio made from my investments with my personal financial advisor

@zmotoalarm 19 дней назад

Days before 911 Donald Rumsfeld said $2 trillion was missing from the Pentagon budget. And the airplane hit the pentagon building, right where the accounting office was

@user-vb3lu3lm1c 19 дней назад

❤❤❤😮❤❤❤

@denisesorchidparadise1411 19 дней назад

exactly, they have been stealing for us all along!

@jacksonlee3771 18 дней назад

9/11 was a US government operation. Patriot Act was sitting in the top drawer of the FBi.

@Dandaman100 18 дней назад

Then it was all forgotten about. People need to wake up if they haven’t already!

@jacksonlee3771 18 дней назад

Majority of Americans do not know what they did last weekend.

@charlesaydelotte7446 18 дней назад

AWESOME tell that truth

@carolharrison516 14 дней назад

THE CHILDREN. WE HAVE GONE OFF COURSE WHERE ARE THEY..WORLD WIDE. SPECIALLY SOUTH BOARDER & OUR OWN.

@jimsteinway695 19 дней назад

Potential!! Potential!!?? POTENTIAL??!!

@pauloscar2359 17 дней назад

Bravo congresswoman !

@valerier4308 18 дней назад

God bless her!

@robertladue7647 19 дней назад

It’s amazing. Congresswoman Sparts knows our own form of government. Yes, indeed, we are a Constitutional Republic!

@KevinBullard 19 дней назад

True

@sholin6192 19 дней назад

Victoria Sparts is Sergei Lavrov and Maria Zakharova on strong stimulants and you believe her?

@angelelrandom 16 дней назад

Bless her good heart ignore all hate!!!!!!!!!!

@michaelharrington223 18 дней назад

Been watching that congresswoman since she entered politics. Always been impressed with her I love her because she doesn't care about party lines which is fantastic.

@daronhabeck9259 19 дней назад

Zelensky is a bad actor! Literally ……..

@user-jm4kc3vh7o 19 дней назад

😂

@robertladue7647 19 дней назад

Why doesn’t the corps of Congress listen to Congresswoman Sparts?

@colinfarrelly2513 18 дней назад

Because they are corrupt to the bone.

@paulietv2162 18 дней назад

Because they have more sense

@vickiemeyer1409 19 дней назад

She is right! Watch them with the money!

@JD-zb4ve 18 дней назад

She's right!

@jonathansneed6960 19 дней назад

The motivation is simple - no more active conflict for the defense industry to make money and Ukraine was simply convenient. Defenders of democracy was just a marketing tactic.

@gradyrobison7 18 дней назад

Why does she start every sentence with “listen”

@christittle1131 17 дней назад

Glad this nice lady telling the truth

@valhala56 19 дней назад

Will see when this is over what kind of luxury mansions Zelensky and his cronies are living in.

@teri8058 19 дней назад

Let's find out where they are n go Squatting 😂

@denisesorchidparadise1411 19 дней назад

Rumors are already out about the Mansions, like the one he bought him parents in Israel

@camocas 18 дней назад

All debunked lies … but carry on spreading Russia propaganda

@thomasj396 19 дней назад

thankyou

@Promikes 18 дней назад

This is level of language of congresswomen? Listen listen listen listen listen listen listen

@RogueMarketTrader 18 дней назад

Great show! Please bring this woman back soon.

@Barthaneous34 19 дней назад

I can understand now where the New York accent came from. 😂

@paulhb 18 дней назад

I love this woman. She seems incredibly honest and assertive. How refreshing

@philipreed387 18 дней назад

She’s assertive but lacks real information. She’s what you call “ opinionated “ but without actual evidence to back up any of what she claims.

@paulhb 17 дней назад

@@philipreed387 - Al Capone said the same thing. Doesn’t mean he was innocent.

@innas5660 18 дней назад

Unfortunately even she cannot be 100% honest. Either by choice or because she is afraid. She did make one mistake, going against Sullivan. I wouldn’t be surprised if they tried to end her career….

@maximlevitski9425 18 дней назад

She is absolutely right!

@jakethomas7582 19 дней назад

He wasn't a bandit, the people behind him are. Now he is too...

@RogerM88 19 дней назад

This remembers a debunking article about the money UNICEF received by donors. Fast forward, the money was spent with high ranked Staff as for luxury SUVs. Meanwhile a very small percentage reached the people.

@adamwood7911 19 дней назад

Oh. Shocker.

@gennadyrosin1177 18 дней назад

Wow! this woman definitely knows what shes talking about

@rezakarampour6286 19 дней назад

' Gonzalo Lira : Who Is Zelensky ?.A PUPPET - And This Is Why . '

@teri8058 19 дней назад

President Donald J Trump 2024! Save America 🇺🇸

@nebitno6955 19 дней назад

Trump = Biden

@mc-lb9dk 18 дней назад

The oval office has to be moved to Rikers island

@KevinWhitsitt 18 дней назад

Lately, things have been stormy for Trump. So he finally started reading that bible he was selling, until he got to the part where there was only 1 god, then he thought it was rigged.

@jerry42023 18 дней назад

U spelled Davos wrong@@mc-lb9dk

@arcstatic8950 15 дней назад

I think anytime huge amounts of money like this moves, corruption ALWAYS takes a piece.

@BCSimonYT 18 дней назад

Very good interview. She's smart.

@leeeduncan 19 дней назад

This is what reports were up until Russia invaded.

@terryihde8640 19 дней назад

Sheeeesh the United States Of America forced Putins hand because we are trying to protect our 31 biochemical war labs which we can not have here we took out nordstream. Putin is trying to protect his country

@judehemsworth85 19 дней назад

Deep-state in Ukraine

@knottytoob 19 дней назад

Zelensky AND the Bandits! You Crane & Co.

@Bigstyle256 19 дней назад

dude that's hard to understand but she's passionate and logical. hope she does more good!

@nicolapaccione5688 18 дней назад

She makes alot of valid points

@kimjameson7979 19 дней назад

Victoria's experience and voice gives us a valuable perspective into reality. The manipulation of power and wealth transfer by evil people, never benefits those who allow it.

@user-ko5gj8hq7u 19 дней назад

I am Ukrainian, and she is really knowledgeable and speaking the truth. She is an expert

@adamfarmer772 18 дней назад

I’ve been listening to and following her for a cpl years now. She seems like a great woman.

@andresarmento7227 19 дней назад

10% for the Little Guy Elensky.

@corvuscrack9505 19 дней назад

What about Hunter and daddy joe ?

@andresarmento7227 19 дней назад

@@corvuscrack9505That's another 10% for the Big Guy.

@noblevictory2200 19 дней назад

Try to remember after Zelinski got his first installment, we all were in lockdown and his wife went to Paris and went on a $40,000 shopping spree 😡

@denisesorchidparadise1411 19 дней назад

Shopping spear for them and I could not even go out for a burger

@cm5933 18 дней назад

I love how she said our money our weapons. That’s an American right there.

@joeutube356 18 дней назад

I like this lady, she tells it like it is.

@classic.cameras 19 дней назад

When this war started I felt SO SO SORRY for Ukrainians. Zelenskyy is not a hero. He is a selfish "freedom fighter" who destroyed Ukraine as much as Putin refusing to come to a cease fire. Even if Russia destroyed the Ukrainian Government was replaced by Russia for a pro Russia government, normal Ukrainians would barely have noticed a difference. Normal Ukrainians and Russians essentially lived the same life. Anyways... I could talk about this for hours but PBD will have to invite me to his show. LOL

@returningtoperfection 19 дней назад

Your argument is garbage! Putin has for a very long time tried to be as amicable as possible with Ukraine, but the US Govt and NATO keep pushing weapons and money to Ukraine. President Putin has on many occasions asked for peace and willing to negotiate but the US Govt and NATO continuously thwart any opportunity for peace negotiations. The war in Ukraine is about resources in both Ukraine and Russia and Blackrock wants their filthy corrupt fingers on them so they can be the richest people in history! This has nothing to do with the lies you're being told.

@classic.cameras 19 дней назад

Fix the Fn Border. The US Border!!!

@claytonbigbsy3880 18 дней назад

We must protect freedom….. Zelensky

@neilross8697 18 дней назад

She's great

@Ryo7_7 19 дней назад

She's speaking the obvious.

@controll1984 19 дней назад

her voice...i cant even.....

@janicewilliamson2534 17 дней назад

She is wrong when she said - when asked to Putin who do you prefer Trump or Biden and that he said Biden. I saw that and he did not pick one over the other . GEEZE..

@johnmaturi4948 18 дней назад

where there's money, there's corruption, whether it's Ukraine or the United States. the only solution is reduce spending and reduce taxes

@NoCoverCharge 19 дней назад

We give money to Zelenski and zelenski sends it back to Biden …

@bobkattner9226 19 дней назад

100 percent money laundering scheme!

@Maria-0017 19 дней назад

I mean that video looked very much him, dancing with men in pvc trousers and high heels, I’m sure many people saw that video with Zelensky in, if u didn’t search it on here. Obviously not Presidential calibre.