The Kremlin had set aside large sums to bribe Ukrainian civil and military leaders to switch sides at the key moment. But the money was embezzled by FSB chiefs. The episode goes a long way to explain why Russia is doing so badly.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/vladimir-putins-kleptocracy-will-be-his-own-undoing

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