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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]
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.
Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will not accept any peace agreement that does not include Ukraine in talks. The Ukrainian president spoke to journalists on Thursday, following a call between ...
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 ...
The program also puts forward a number of direct democracy and anti-corruption proposals. [71] [72] [73] The party has also vowed to expand Ukraine's cooperation with the European Union and NATO. [71] [74] The party also claimed that its key goal is to achieve a higher than average European income and quality of life for Ukrainians. [71] [nb 5]
A senior Ukrainian Defence Ministry official has been detained over allegations he embezzled 1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia ($40 million) relating to an artillery shells contract, according to the ...
The overall budget of the program was 15.84 million euros. The immediate executor of the program representing the Kingdom of Denmark was DANIDA. [4] [7] The project was implemented as international technical aid, according to Contract No 3582–01 from 15 March 2017, [5] under the Framework Agreement between Ukraine and European Commission (ratified together with the notice under the Law 360 ...