“I have a Ukrainian flag tied to my bag, but I’m not like ‘oh my God, Ukraine is so awesome,’ because I understand that there are plenty of f*****-up people running Ukraine.”
Founder of the private military group Mozart Group, Ret Col Andrew Milburn revealed in a podcast last month that the Ukraine is run by a lot of corrupt leaders and is a “f*****-up society,” per his time in the country training Ukrainian forces to fight against Russia.
Milburn was a guest on The Team House podcast a month ago but did not receive a lot of attention. However Max Blumenthal of The Grayzone News spliced together a handful of clips of Milburn’s comments on the war this week.
Blumenthal pointed out in a Twitter thread that Milburn is cited by The New York Times for being ‘all-in’ on dumping more money and weaponry to Ukraine, claiming that the Biden administration is purposefully withholding its best weapons because he is trying to appease Americans whilst still trying to help Ukraine in some capacity. The NYT describes Milburn as being “driven by the same pro-Ukrainian spirit that has put yellow and blue flags flying across the Western world.”
