I'm sure you have proof of that outside of Democratic Party propaganda. Something from the EU itself. I'm also sure you're aware that Burisma supplied gas to the EU, so they had motives unrelated to Shokin's ability to fight corruption.
We are the IMF. I don't know what you think the IMF is or does but the simplest explanation is they are the international loan sharks that keep poorer nations indebted to the US.
No they didn't. They may claim so now, but they didn't at the time according to Biden.
No they didn't.
John Kerry, head of the State Department at the time described Shokin as "impressive" and inter-agency policy regarding Shokin claims he had made "significant reforms". Skip to 4 minutes and 15 seconds to get to the relevant part.
Now, that's straight from the horse's mouth (as head of the State Department, Kerry would be in charge of such foreign affairs).
I'm well aware that Democratic Party propaganda outlets have been claiming that it was State Department policy at the time....so what evidence do they have to prove this?
Why not?
Well, perhaps you missed today's story about the wire transfers of money to Hunter Biden addressed to Joe Biden's house lol. I'm sure there's going to be more of those popping up as the weeks roll by. Do read what Hunter's lawyers claim the wire transfers were for....they're claiming (I'm not joking) that these were "private loans" from private citizens (not banks or financial institutions) and the reason why they were sent to Joe Biden's house was that happened to be the address on Hunter's driver's license at the time lol.
I mean seriously, who would be stupid enough to believe that???
The European Union has welcomed the dismissal of Ukraine's scandal-ridden prosecutor general and called for a crackdown on corruption, even as the country's political crisis deepened over efforts to form a new ruling coalition and appoint a new prime minister.
Ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly to fire Viktor Shokin, ridding the beleaguered prosecutor's office of a figure who is accused of blocking major cases against allies and influential figures and stymying moves to root out graft.
"This decision creates an opportunity to make a fresh start in the prosecutor general's office. I hope that the new prosecutor general will ensure that [his] office . . . becomes independent from political influence and pressure and enjoys public trust," said Jan Tombinski, the EU's envoy to Ukraine.
EU diplomats working on Ukraine at the time have, however, told the FT that they were looking for ways to persuade Kiev to remove Mr Shokin well before Mr Biden entered the picture. The push for Mr Shokin’s removal was part of an international effort to bolster Ukraine’s institutions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the armed conflict in the eastern part of the country. “All of us were really pushing [former Ukrainian president Petro] Poroshenko that he needs to do something, because the prosecutor was not following any of the corruption issues. He was really bad news,” said an EU diplomat involved in the discussions. “It was Biden who finally came in [and triggered it]. Biden was the most vocal, as the US usually is. But we were all literally complaining about the prosecutor.”
Ukrainian Protesters Demand Dismissal Of Prosecutor-General
The protest on March 28 followed a Kiev court ruling that authorized Shokin's office to investigate a watchdog organization called the Anticorruption Action Center, over claims that the center embezzled $2.2 million in aid.
The center has been a vocal critic of Shokin, who had formally resigned in February but then abruptly resumed his duties earlier this month.
His resignation needs parliamentary approval, but it's unclear whether enough lawmakers in the Ukrainian parliament will approve the resignation when they vote on the issue on March 29.
Shokin’s deputy, Vitaliy Kasko, resigned last month, accusing Shokin and his office of being a "hotbed of corruption."Shokin's office dismissed the claim as a publicity stunt.
U.S. and European diplomats have publicly called for Shokin's dismissal, and a top U.S. State Department official whose area of responsibility includes Ukraine earlier this month publicly called for him to go.
GOP Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Mark Kirk (R-IL)
CNN uncovered a letter dated February 12, 2016, in which Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Mark Kirk (R-IL), along with several Democratic senators, called for Ukraine’s then-president to “press ahead with urgent reforms to the Prosecutor General’s office and judiciary.” Four days later, Shokin resigned (although he didn’t officially leave until the following month when Ukraine’s Parliament voted him out).
STATE DEPARTMENT MEMO CALLING FOR SHOKIN'S REMOVAL
1. (SBU) Unity and Reforms: With local elections in the rear-view mirror
and an economy that while still in difficulty, seems to have moved back
from the precipice, the time is ripe for President Poroshenko to
reanimate his reform agenda. You should recommend that he give a
state of the nation speech to the Rada in which he reenergizes that
effort and rolls out new proposed reforms. There is wide agreement that
anti-corruption must be at the top of this list, and that reforms must
include an overhaul of the Prosecutor General’s Office including removal
of Prosecutor General Shokin, who is widely regarded as an obstacle to
fighting corruption, if not a source of the problem. Reform priorities
should also include the judiciary and standing up the new national
investigative bureau (akin to the FBI). You will want to press
Poroshenko to eschew radical plans and agree with Yatsenyuk on a
2016 budget and tax plan that are consistent with the IMF-
recpommended program. Poroshenko has prioritized privatization, and
you should encourage the government to set up a mega-holding
company for 10-20 state-owned enterprises, which will help cut off
traditional sources of corruption.
