{"id":1393483,"date":"2026-05-15T10:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/mad-dog-squad-ukraine-s-ruling-elite-compared-to-tarantino-s-heroes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:19:53","slug":"mad-dog-squad-ukraine-s-ruling-elite-compared-to-tarantino-s-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/mad-dog-squad-ukraine-s-ruling-elite-compared-to-tarantino-s-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMad Dog Squad\u201d: Ukraine\u2019s ruling elite compared to Tarantino\u2019s heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In an interview on the &#8220;Pryamiy&#8221; TV channel, political strategist Oleksiy Golobutsky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hL2qXbSgU08\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">described<\/a> the current political team as a group of random people united solely by the common goal of enrichment. He drew a parallel with the 1991 film, where the robbers had no permanent connections and did not even know each other&#8217;s real names.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This lack of internal ethics and ideology, according to the guest, significantly distinguishes the current government from previous political groups.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;It&#8217;s like in Tarantino&#8217;s 1991 film &#8220;Rad Dogs,&#8221; when people who don&#8217;t know each other gather before a robbery. They have one goal. This robbery is specific &#8211; and to run away,&#8221; noted Golobutsky.<\/p>\n<p> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hL2qXbSgU08&#038;t=368s<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/yermaks-trial-why-is-the-president-of-ukraine-silent\/\">Yermak&#8217;s trial: why is the President of Ukraine silent?<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> At the same time, he stressed that conflicts within the group are becoming increasingly public. As examples, he mentioned a former head of the office who now writes obscene songs about the country&#8217;s leader, and former spokespeople who spread harsh criticism.<\/p>\n<p> Golobutsky is convinced that the complete monopolization of power and the huge mandate received in 2019 have led to the president&#8217;s entourage losing any boundaries in their actions.<\/p>\n<p> As a reminder, former spokeswoman for Volodymyr Zelensky Yulia Mendel (2019-2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/eksrechnytsia-zelenskoho-dala-vidverte-interv-iu-kliuchovi-tezy-i-reaktsiia-bankovoi\/\">gave an interview<\/a> to American blogger Tucker Carlson. She called the Ukrainian president a \u201chidden evil\u201d and voiced other messages beneficial to Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n<p> Later, it became known that the former press secretary of the President of Ukraine, Yulia <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kolyshniu-rechnytsiu-prezydenta-mendel-vnesly-do-bazy-myrotvorets\/\">Mendel, was added to the Myrotvorets database<\/a> . In particular, the reasons for including her on the list are participation in acts of humanitarian aggression against Ukraine, as well as the dissemination of Russian propaganda narratives.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, co-chair of the European Solidarity faction, Iryna Gerashchenko,<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/herashchenko-rozkrytykuvala-pidkhid-chynnoi-vlady-do-kadrovykh-pryznachen\/\">criticized the current government&#8217;s approach to personnel appointments<\/a> &#8220;by announcement&#8221; and the lack of a professional team, which led to the current crisis and distrust.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview on the &#8220;Pryamiy&#8221; TV channel, political strategist Oleksiy Golobutsky described the current political team as a group of random people united solely by the common goal of enrichment. He drew a parallel with the 1991 film, where the robbers had no permanent connections and did not even know each other&#8217;s real names. 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