Winter Holidays Are an Expensive Affair for Poroshenko - Maldives Trip Cost About 14 Million Hryvnia
Meanwhile, Ukraine is discussing Petr Poroshenko’s New Year holidays. He turned out to have rested not at home where state universities can't teach because of the lack of money but in the Maldives.
Zinaida Kurbatova will tell how long this vacation last, how much it cost, and who paid.
On the Christmas night, Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko traditionally congratulated people on the great holiday. However, as it turned out very soon, it was a recording made in advance. On January 1, Poroshenko and his companions, which were seven adults and two children, flew away to rest in the Maldives. Here is his first live appearance after the vacation. On January 9, Poroshenko met with the head of the national police and talked about a resonant murder.
Ukrainian journalists conducted an investigation. The president flew from Kiev airport Borispol to Male on the Falcon 7X plane. The charter cost 188 thousand dollars. And this is a video from a five-star hotel, which consists of private villas. The most expensive one was rented from January 1 to 8 by monsieur Petro incognito and his friends. After waking up, they had a small breakfast, then yoga, brunch, massage, sports, snorkeling. They were promised full relaxation. Then an aperitif and a lunch with gastronomic marvels. And so until the night. The villa cost 276 thousand dollars. Entertainment, food, and drinks cost Poroshenko 37 thousand 500 dollars. Altogether, if in hryvnas, it was worth 14 million. Monsieur Petro never saved on his rest and gifts to his relatives.
Elena Boiko, journalist (Ukraine): "His wife quietly said, "Yes, a bag. It was given to me by my beloved husband on our wedding anniversary." Right, a big oligarch can once in a lifetime buy a three-million bag for the anniversary, why not".
If a well-known movie actor rested like this, nobody would even notice. But this is the president of the country which is in the middle of the war, where there’s an unprecedented economic recession and impoverishment of people. However, Poroshenko cynically settled his affairs with bills even when the Ukrainian army got stuck in Ilovaisk. Back then, the Ukrainian army’s losses amounted to more than 300 killed and more than 400 wounded.
Alexei Zhuravko, People's Deputy of Ukraine: "Poroshenko does cross all boundaries and common sense. Blood is being shed, there’s a civil war. Instead of transferring this money to orphanages, to children with disabilities, he spends it on vacations, when there’s such poverty in the state".
It's interesting that the Ukrainian people knew about Poroshenko's million spendings, about his business, about his Panama offshore companies where he transferred money. But there was no special reaction. It appeared now after this investigation was shown on the First Channel. And, according to experts, such an investigation is very necessary for certain forces.
Alexei Zhuravko: "He's being openly suppressed. He doesn't fit the post of the Ukrainian president. The didn't fulfill the task that the US set".
Igor Ortsev, journalist: "He's being attacked, and it's most likely related to the situation that Saakashvili started last autumn. The campaign against Poroshenko".
According to experts, Petr Poroshenko can’t leave the situation without attention. He must respond to the investigation, answer his opponents in a tough way. By the way, the journalists contacted President Poroshenko’s administration. They said that he "paid using his personal account, which will be reflected in his electronic declaration".
Zinaida Kurbatova, Anna Pogonina, Sergey Bridikhin, Vesti.