Ukraine continues its fight against corruption. After all, the support of Western allies and the efficiency of the state apparatus depend on this.
About it 24 Kanala said the executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center Daria Kaleniuk. According to her, corruption in our country has not yet been overcome, but there are positive developments in this direction.
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Issues of corruption in Ukraine were discussed at the current Munich Security Conference. Kaleniuk noted that this is unusual for a conference, because until a few years ago, corruption was not associated with threats to national security.
Issues of strategic corruption
At the Munich Conference, in particular, they talked about strategic corruption and its threats to national security. Strategic corruption consists in the use by authoritarian countries of various instruments of corruption in order to buy Western politicians and the opinions of Western societies through their propaganda, the expert explained.
In particular, they talked about how to “catch” these funds, control their flow, how to counteract the legalization of proceeds from crime.
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Corruption in Ukraine is less tolerated
Kalinyuk said that in Munich, issues of corruption in Ukraine were discussed at closed meetings. Ukrainian representatives reported that corruption has not disappeared, but the positive is that corruption is now much less tolerated, especially in the defense sector.
It was good news for partners that our society is becoming more mature,
added the expert.
She noted that the IMF mission in Ukraine is ending, the next tranche will be agreed one of these days, which will also contain anti-corruption requirements for Ukraine.
Importance of Anti-Corruption Policy
Kaleniuk stressed that Ukraine will not be able to become a member of the European Union if it does not move forward in anti-corruption reforms, if it does not resume electronic declarations, if it does not adopt a successful law on the Constitutional Court.
Our partners understand that they give a lot of money in Ukraine and there must be mechanisms to guarantee that this money will not be stolen. This is important to maintain confidence in Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in Western societies,
added the speaker.
She stressed that Western leaders depend on the opinion of their citizens. While the majority of American and German citizens support Ukraine and are ready to endure certain economic consequences from sanctions in order to help Ukraine win.
Anti-corruption policy of Ukraine: latest
- The State Bureau of Investigation said that a large-scale operation is underway to expose corruption schemes at customs. The head of the tax committee, Daniil Getmantsev, said that due to customs, the budget of Ukraine did not receive 227.5 billion hryvnia last year.
- The head of the NACP, Alexander Novikov, stated that the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office opened criminal proceedings against People’s Deputy from the “Servant of the People” Petr Khalimon. He is suspected of illegal enrichment. It is obvious that the people’s deputy is threatened with the confiscation of the acquired house on the Pechersk Hills of the capital.
- On January 23, NABU and SAP reported that they were investigating possible abuses in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and opened criminal proceedings. It is known that NABU and SAPO have begun investigating their own developments.
