Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised a new round of institutional “cleansing” on Saturday, a reference to his ongoing campaign to impress Western partners by showing that Kiev has turned the page on a deep-rooted history of corruption.
“Next week we will continue our work of cleaning up state institutions of those who have tried to pull from the past all these old habits, these old tricks that have weakened Ukraine for a very long time, for decades,” he said. he said during his nightly speech.
Mr Zelenskiy did not give details of who might be targeted. He recently expressed outrage at corruption uncovered during an audit of Ukraine’s military recruiting centers, but is eager to root out corruption in general as he pushes to join NATO and the United States. ‘European Union.
On Saturday, he promised there would be “no more old formats” in Ukraine, where, he said, some seek to reap rewards by putting the state and others at their service. “Whoever it is, be it a military commissioner, a deputy or a civil servant, everyone must work solely in the interests of the state,” he said.
2023-08-06 04:09:45
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