Europe's Culture Of Corruption Raises Concerns In The EU

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen make statements following talks in Kiev, Ukraine, June 11, 2022 © AFP / Sergei Supinsky

Politico: Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption, Germany’s Baerbock says

Kyiv ‘still [has] a way to go in the implementation of the anti-oligarch law and the fight against corruption,’ German foreign minister says.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday called on Ukraine to step up its efforts to fight corruption during a surprise visit to Kyiv. Ukraine “still [has] a way to go in the implementation of the anti-oligarch law and the fight against corruption,” Baerbock said on arrival in the Ukrainian capital, the German foreign ministry said in a statement.

The German minister praised Kyiv’s “impressive” progress on judicial reforms and media legislation — completed even as Ukraine has spent the last 18 months fending off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, which has cost thousands of lives. Baerbock also reassured Kyiv that it would get Berlin’s “decisive support” for its European Union bid.

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Update: EU believes Ukraine is ‘a very corrupt country' – Politico (RT)

WNU Editor: Zelensky is not convincing in making this case .... Zelensky: Corruption cases in Ukraine don't involve foreign funds (Kyiv Independent). More here .... Corruption in Ukraine has nothing to do with assistance from partners – Zelenskyy (Ukrainska Pravda).

Update #2: In a recent interview with CNN, Zelensky talks about the war and the problem of corruption (see video below).