DNYUZ/New York Times: ‘Where Is the Money?’ Military Graft Becomes a Headache for Ukraine
The removal of Ukraine’s minister of defense after a flurry of reports of graft and financial mismanagement in his department underscores a pivotal challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime leadership: stamping out the corruption that had been widespread in Ukraine for years.
Official corruption was a topic that had been mostly taboo throughout the first year of the war, as Ukrainians rallied around their government in a fight for national survival. But Mr. Zelensky’s announcement Sunday night that he was replacing the defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, elevated the issue to the highest level of Ukrainian politics.
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WNU Editor: According to the former Ukraine Defense Minister there is no corruption .... Ukraine spending $100 million a day on conflict – Defense Minister (RT). There is also blow-back against Zelensky's new anti-corruption efforts .... Zelenskyy’s corruption crackdown plan raises cover-up fears (Politico).
As to what is my take.
Corruption in Ukraine is nothing new. What is new is the massive and unprecedented influx of Western aid into the country. And while the above New York Times article focuses on the corruption in the military, the real corruption is in the financial aid that is being given to the Ukraine government. My sources tell me that 40% is being skimmed off from the top, and can only hope that this 40% is an exaggeration.