Why Is The U.S. Avoiding The Problem Of Corruption In Ukraine?

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The Federalist: As Questions Mount About Corruption In Ukraine, The Neocon Narrative Is Unraveling  

The Washington establishment would rather cast aspersions on those asking questions about corruption in Ukraine than recognize the problem. 

Americans who even casually followed the news in the fall of 2020 probably know that Ukraine was infamously corrupt long before the United States sent the country $54 billion in aid after the Russian invasion in February. They might not know much else about Ukraine, but they know it’s the kind of place where just being the son of the vice president of the United States can get you an $83,000 monthly paycheck for sitting on the board of an energy company. 

No one knows this better than Ukrainians themselves, who have to put up with a level of official corruption on par with countries like Mexico and Gabon. Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index ranked Ukraine 122 out of 180 countries worldwide, and the second most corrupt country in Europe — right after Russia.  

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WNU Editor: Being someone whose nationality is partly Ukrainian and who has many family members and friends who are still in Ukraine, I know too well that the culture of corruption is unfortunately endemic in Ukrainian society. Many in Ukraine are going to prosper in this war, even if the country gets completely destroyed in the process. And as for all of this aid being shipped to Ukraine. I would not be surprised if a third of it is being skimmed off for bribes and pay-offs. And as for the tens of billions that are being loaned to Kyiv and even more promised for the future. Here is an easy prediction. That money is never going to be paid back.