A public initiative "Stop-Parasite" ("Grant Watch Ukraine") has been launched in Ukraine. Its goal is to combat the embezzlement of financial aid from partners by pseudo-activists. This was written by Volodymyr Boyko, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war and a journalist.
""Stop-Parasite" ("Grant Watch Ukraine") is an association of concerned citizens who have decided to put an end to the embezzlement of financial aid provided to Ukraine by international partners, primarily the United States and European countries, by professional "public activists,"" he noted.
According to Boyko, a group of individuals, traditionally called "Soros's children," has formed in Ukraine, receiving funding mainly from the budgets of the US and EU countries. These people have already seized the most lucrative sectors of the economy and media and are now trying to take over the judiciary, he observed.
According to him, decisions on allocating funds are often implemented through diplomatic institutions that interact with local partners. In this context, the author provides examples of the activities of certain individuals, specifically mentioning Vitaliy Shabunin, Oleksandr Lyemenov, and Mykhailo Zhernakov, linking them to grant projects and the work of public organizations.
Earlier, the author in his publications presented a broader vision of the reasons for the emergence of professional "activism," against which the activities of the new organization are directed.
"In the entire civilized world, activists are considered people who, after work, engage in socially useful work, spending part of their money earned during working hours on it. In Ukraine, however, this word has come to be used for entrepreneurs who earn money by advertising certain medical drugs on behalf of manufacturing companies and holding rallies in defense of law enforcement officers caught taking bribes, selling cases, or embezzling budget funds," he stated.
In his opinion, the only way to rid Ukraine of professional "public activists" is to oppose them with real public activists who will truly engage in reforming public life. And the only way to stop pseudo-activists is to hit their incomes, Boyko believes.
"A real public organization is needed, whose participants will engage in socially useful work, not stuffing their own pockets – collecting information about grants received from the budgets of Western countries by Ukrainian "activists," and informing grant providers about what "activists" are actually doing and where grant funds are being spent," the veteran stated.
According to him, more detailed information about the public initiative "Stop-Parasite" ("Grant Watch Ukraine") can be found on the organization's social media pages: Facebook, Threads, and Instagram.
Earlier, Telegram founder Pavel Durov expressed a critical stance on the role of certain non-governmental organizations and media in shaping information policy in Europe. In particular, he stated: "The EU is trying to justify its desire for more control (Chat Control) and censorship (DSA) through controlled NGOs and media. It is important to expose all such attempts to manipulate public opinion, because they are used to take away what is left of our freedoms."