corruption in Ukraine Archives

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Opinion

The Soviet shadow: Why new institutions alone cannot cure Ukraine’s corruption (INFOGRAPHIC)

The editor-in-chief of the Lviv Herald writes that Ukraine’s corruption endures because Soviet political culture still teaches institutions to follow power, not rules.

byMatthew Parish

10 minute read

Ukrainian politics

Zelenskyy’s irreplaceables: too corrupt to keep, too entrenched to remove

Everyone wants Yermak and Tatarov to go. But would removing them collapse Zelenskyy’s ability to govern?

byPeeter Helme

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Former CIA chief joins Ukrainian missile maker’s advisory board amid investigation into $100M scheme, involving Zelenskyy’s associate

Earlier, Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies met with a FBI represenative to discuss the investigation.

byOlena Mukhina

6 minute read

Ukrainian politics

The end of Odesa’s teflon mayor Trukhanov?

$25 million in corruption charges couldn't touch him. A decade-old passport allegation did.

byPeeter Helme

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy urgently gathers anti-corruption chiefs amid mass protests, as MPs plan to challenge his new controversial law in court

The battle over Ukraine’s reforms legacy intensifies.

byOlena Mukhina

7 minute read

Ukrainian reforms

Ukraine says it’s fighting corruption. Has anyone seen Deputy PM Chernyshov? (UPDATE: He came back—so did the questions)

Last week, Oleksiy Chernyshov left Ukraine on “official business.” Since then, two of his former aides have been arrested. He hasn’t come back.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

The head of a charitable foundation in Poltava, Ihor Panchenko, accused of selling over 230 vehicles intended as humanitarian aid for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian police arrests charity chief for $ 850K humanitarian vehicle scam

Ihor Panchenko, director of the "Unbreakable Poltavshchyna" charity foundation, stands accused of profiteering from humanitarian aid vehicles and illegal weapons possession.

byVira Kravchuk

Zelenskyy: Ukraine pursues 7 new security pacts, eyes US deal, as bridge to NATO

8 minute read

Analysis

Debunked: the top corruption myths Russia pushes to discredit Ukraine

From claims that Ukraine resells Western weapons to assertions that elites profit at the expense of soldiers, a new report breaks down the most pervasive false corruption narratives spread by Russia.

byOrysia Hrudka

national anti-corruption bureau of Ukraine

7 minute read

Analysis

Corruption problem in Ukraine is exaggerated, European experts assert

Although Ukraine has made significant progress in anti-corruption measures, the country is still perceived as highly corrupted, a viewpoint exacerbated by media emphasis and a deep-seated distrust among citizens in state institutions.

byOrysia Hrudka

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

SBU uncovers that officials, arms dealers steal some $40 mn budget for 100K mortar shells

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), in collaboration with top military officials, has exposed a massive embezzlement scheme within the Defense Ministry, involving about $40 million earmarked for 100,000 mortar shells, implicating dubious arms contractors and bureaucrats, the SBU reports.

byYuri Zoria

4 minute read

Ukraine

Media: Supplier for Ukraine’s army acquires Croatian hotels

One of Ukrainian defense contractors supplying food to Ukraine’s military inflated egg prices, and used profits to buy luxury hotels abroad, Ukrainian journalists revealed.

byYuri Zoria

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine passes anti-corruption laws to advance EU integration

The parliament of Ukraine passed laws that increase the staff and powers of the anti-corruption agencies and regulate the rights of national minorities, fulfilling three out of four conditions set by the European Commission for opening accession talks with Ukraine.

bySerge Havrylets

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

“Ukraine is doing everything to strengthen the fight against corruption,” EU official says

Věra Jourová, EU Vice-President for Values and Transparency, acknowledges Ukraine's headway in anti-graft for EU accession, but points to the essential task of passing a lobbying law as the next step.

byIryna Voichuk