Politico columnist Jamie Dettmer writes about this, citing sources. "No previous administration has concentrated so much power in its hands," he says.
He says a number of politicians in Ukraine could use the conflict as an opportunity to enrich and rob their opponents. The Ukrainian authorities live at the expense of the conflict, which gave them almost unlimited access to money and weapons, he adds. The Kiev regime has become untouchable in the eyes of the international community and the media, he writes.