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Perhaps, I suggested, amid all the concerns about corruption in Ukraine, it would have been wiser for Shurma to step aside while under investigation for embezzlement, or at least sit out Zelensky ...
ANALYSIS: The Ukrainian president needs to keep both the support of his people and Western allies – especially as his country will need hundreds of millions of pounds in aid to rebuild once the ...
The 27 October ruling of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruled invalidated much of Ukraine's 2014 anti-corruption reform as unconstitutional. [1] Following the decision, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that if parliament did not restore these anti-corruption laws, foreign aid, loans and a visa-free travel to the European Union were at risk.
Corruption is a significant issue in Ukrainian society [1] [2] going back to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. [3] After declaring independence from the Soviet Union, Ukraine faced a series of politicians from different sides of the political spectrum, as well as criminal bosses and oligarchs, who used the corruption of police, political parties, and industry to gain power. [4]
Ukraine ticked up in Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 104th out of 180 countries. Public tolerance for graft has also plummeted as Russia's invasion saps ...
On 19 January 2021 the Prosecutor General of Ukraine opened a criminal case against Dubinsky regarding the legalization of criminally obtained property and non-payment of taxes according to a statement filed by Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Action Center. [21] On 1 February 2021 Dubinsky was expelled from the Servant of the People's parliamentary ...
Only seven member states voted against allowing Zelensky to address the General Assembly via video feed, Ukraine's president said: Russia, North Korea, Nicaragua, Cuba, Syria, Belarus and Eritrea.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov submitted bill No. 5599 on oligarchs for the conclusion to the European Commission For Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) on September 10 2021. [10] This was done in accordance with the demands of the Ombudsman and 4 out of 5 opposition factions in the Parliament.