How to spend $50,000 on nothing during wartime
I provided the “emerging politicians” who established the novel political party “VOLYA” with a day to disclose (be it privately or publicly via social media) the total expenditure of the inaugural party conference.
The citizens (the prospective voters, the future ballots, the papers for disposal) deserve transparency. That's my viewpoint.
They remained silent. Following the stipulated 12-hour duration, I disseminated information regarding the political party's financial outlays.
Hence, the expenses of the fledgling team break down as follows:
Office rental – $7,000
Office upkeep – 3500 UAH
Utilities – approximately 1000 UAH
Security – 8000 UAH.
The “Reanimation Package of Reforms” – RPR, featuring Zalishchuk, Gopko, Matsekh, among others, covers half of these expenses.
Furniture, paper products, supplies – 11,000 UAH.
Remunerations:
Svetlana Masharovskaya, a political analyst pivoting to political strategy – 36,000 UAH.
Vera Prokhira, initiator of the “Eurasian Institute of Freedoms” – 12,000 UAH (matters might not be entirely optimal at the Institute, from my perspective).
Programmer – 13,000 UAH.
Office administrator – 10,000 UAH.
Designer – 24,000 UAH, plus a $1,000 lump sum.
Now, we proceed to the most captivating aspect – the expense allocation for the party launch event.
They debated, decided, and estimated – 50 thousand dollars.
An interesting detail here. The Volia party’s unveiling occurred in Vydubychi, within an “art hub,” a repurposed industrial site.
The art hub lacks on-site equipment, a substantial project format, an adequate chair supply, or catering provisions—all requiring external delivery.
Consequently, all items were transported. And the collective cost totaled 50 thousand US dollars.
Hanna Hopko appeared taken aback upon learning the presentation's expenditure exceeded half a million hryvnias. Here’s her response, relayed to me by compassionate individuals who deemed such a figure, amidst the nation's hardship, to be SOMEWHAT excessive.
As you can observe, Ganna inquires, “Don’t they realize someone will assess the event cost?!” They did not. Ganna, we’re all aligned, no one “noticed” anything, so her concerns were unwarranted.
Gopko, noticeably, states that these costs arise before the implementation of “fundraising initiatives.” Are you familiar with these initiatives, as construed by local “social advocates” and even entire broadcast networks? It occurs when you can't reveal funding origins and launch a program like “support the TV channel.”
Supposedly, certain “contributors” finance the channel. Supposedly. Contributors provide substantial sums, and the channel’s (or party’s) representative graciously acknowledges everyone’s support. “VOLIA” spent $50,000 on a presentation (for naught) BEFORE initiating fundraising. This is exceptionally intriguing.
Ergo, I anticipate a response to the subsequent question: who is bankrolling this party, considering they have onboarded, alongside commendable individuals, also persons… with peculiar reputations and familial connections.
So, whose resources are underwriting your endeavor to champion the future of Ukrainians? Correspondent
