Today's article is about an Ukrainian billonaire who has an itimate relation with Volodymyr Zelensky from "France 24" dated February 3, 2023.
Igor Kolomoïski, un milliardaire encombrant pour Volodymyr Zelensky
French Original
Igor Kolomoïski, un milliardaire encombrant pour Volodymyr Zelensky
Des dizaines de perquisitions ont été menées, mercredi, en Ukraine afin de lutter contre la corruption. L’une d’entre elles a visé Igor Kolomoïski, un milliardaire “très influent” et sulfureux qui avait contribué à populariser Volodymyr Zelensky avant son élection en 2019. Mais le désormais président veut prendre ses distances avec “la vieille garde” politique.
English Translation
Igor Kolomoiski, a cumbersome billionaire for Volodymyr Zelensky
Dozens of searches were carried out on Wednesday in Ukraine in order to fight against corruption. One of them targeted Igor Kolomoiski, a “very influential” and sulphurous billionaire who had helped popularize Volodymyr Zelensky before his election in 2019. But the now president wants to distance himself from the “old guard” policy.
Words & Phrases
<A>
a visé: (has) targeted
afin de: in order to
avait contribué: contributed
avant: before
avec: with
<D>
désormais: from now on
dizaines > dizaine: about ten
<E>
encombrant: cumbersome
<G>
garde: guard
<L>
lutter: to struggle
<M>
menées > mené (mener): conducted (conduct)
milliardaire: billionaire
<O>
ont été menées: have been conducted
<P>
perquisitions > perquisition: search
populariser: to popularize
<S>
sulfureux: sulfurous, sulphurous
<V>
veut prendre: want to take
vieille > vieil > vieux: old
visé (viser): targeted (target)
