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High-profile corruption cases have plagued the country, including the “Gorilla” case that surfaced at the end of 2011. In this case, secret wiretap recordings between 2005 and 2006 were leaked to the internet, bringing to light millions of Euros in bribes paid by a private equity firm to Slovak government officials in exchange for ...
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine, injuring eight people and damaging residential buildings and businesses in several cities. Ukraine’s air force claims to have shot down 65 ...
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 ...
As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack. ... News. Science & Tech ...
Several major stand off has developed out of the Russia–Ukraine gas disputes into a real cold war between Ukraine and Russia which took most of Europe by hostage. The gas issues that existed since the fall of the Soviet Union became really acute in January 2009.
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]
China has come out in support of Donald Trump’s bid to strike a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, at a G20 meeting in South Africa in which US allies rallied around Ukrainian president ...
Slovakia is making plans on disconnecting from Russia's energy exports in accordance with EU decisions and sanctions following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [10] In April 2023 Minister of Energy Peter Gerhardt dismissed Russian attempts to blackmail his country over energy supplies, although Russian crude, gas and nuclear fuel dominate ...