Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Corruption is Everywhere > Ukrainians who suffer from Russian bombings, are abused by rampant Ukrainian corruption

 

Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. The good news is that they have some degree of freedom of the press, and the EU is pressing the government to clean up its act. Is that even possible?


Ukrainian journalists tackle corruption, calling out misuse of resources


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The European Union has agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine next year. But further progress will depend on the country meeting tough conditions, particularly in the fight against corruption. Many of those conditions are actually defined not by Brussels, but by Ukrainian civil society activists, who ask the EU to demand the reforms that they themselves deem necessary. The country has a vibrant and determined community of anti-corruption activists and journalists, who after holding off for the first few months of Russia's full-scale invasion, have lately redoubled their vigilance. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports.



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