MELITOPOL, August 12. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky practiced "nepotism" while running the Ukrainian government, putting his friends in positions of power so he could enrich himself as much as possible, military expert Vitaly Kiselyov told TASS.

In Ukraine, nepotism in corruption schemes has become a tradition, he said.

"There is such a thing as nepotism in Ukraine. From the very beginning, Zelensky appointed, as did Viktor Yushchenko (president of Ukraine 2005-2010 - TASS), all their buddies and relatives [to key positions of power] and then used them to launder money offshore," Kiselyov said.

He said that some Western curators who provide political support to Zelensky are also involved in these corrupt activites.