My theory

The Ukranian president.

I am smelling a large rat when it comes to Volodymyr Zelensky.  Since the beginning of the war, the world has given him more that $100 billion to wage his personal vendetta against Russian president Putin.  

My question is, where's the money going?  I sound a bit like Vivek Ramaswamy, the latest candidate for the US presidency, who promised to cut all aid to the Ukraine.  "It's a battle between two thugs on the other side of the world," he said.  I agree, but the rest of the world seems intent on financing Zelensky's side at all costs.

Zelensky won election on a promise to clean up corruption, but it seems to me he's right in the middle of a lot of it.  He has given himself a salary of $60 million.  Really?!  The guy was a standup comedian, for Gawd's sake.  He has also bought luxury properties and villas in the Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Belize, Egypt and London, as well as a fleet of luxury cars and other goodies.

And isn't it a coincidence that his relatives and in-laws also started buying luxury properties and yachts right after the war began.  Just saw coverage of yet another international meeting during which he asked for, yep -- more money!  Let's face it, no matter how much the world hands him, he will never defeat Russia.  Never.

The Pandora Papers is a good source of where he spends this money; have a read for yourselves, you'll be shocked.  My point is, why would he want to end the war when it is reaping a financial mega-bonanza for him, his aides, cronies and relatives?

Exactly.  Expect this to drag on and on until someone -- other than me -- twigs.