--- "The post has to do with the Ukraine and Russia war. Stick to the subject..."
Okay.
"Any Hint" of Corruption "Unacceptable": interview for Kyiv Post NAFTO GAZ, 17 October 2023Corruption accusations continue to plague top Zelenskiy aides Reuters, 19 September 2023
How much progress has Ukraine's government made against corruption? NPR, 10 October 2023
'Ukrainians understand corruption can kill': Kyiv takes on an old enemy Guardian UK, 19 September 2023
Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat Politico EU, 19 September 2023
Ukraine uncovers corruption scheme implicating top officials Politico EU, 25 August 2023
Is Ukraine really interested in fighting corruption? Economist, 4 September 2023
US increases pressure on Ukraine to do more to counter corruption CNN, 3 October 2023
Battling corruption in Ukraine Financial Times, 30 September 2023
Ukraine struggles to curb corruption in its military Deutsche Welle, 17 August 2023
Corruption Is an Existential Threat to Ukraine, and Ukrainians Know It New York Times, 10 September 2023
Discontent grows over wartime corruption in Ukraine EuroNews, 8 September 2023
Corruption scandals continue to sweep Ukraine's government TIME, 13 January 2023
"In one poll, 77.6% of surveyed Ukrainians said Zelenskyy was responsible for government corruption."
Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes. Almost all Ukrainians think the country has a problem with corruption, survey suggests. Business Insider, 13 August 2023
"The majority of Ukrainians believe that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is directly responsible for dealing with corruption in the government and in military administrations."
Almost 80% of Ukrainians consider Zelenskyy responsible for dealing with corruption in government and military administrations Pravda UA, 11 September 2023
The US demands anti-corruption measures from Ukraine in exchange for economic aid EL PAÍS USA Edition, 26 September 2023
Putting Ukraine's corruption problem in context The Hill, 18 September 2023
Corruption in Ukraine: can crackdown on military change the course of conflict? FRANCE 24, 5 September 2023
Ukraine's anti-graft police zero in on major wartime corruption Japan Times, 22 August 2023
Zelenskyy aide on corruption in Ukraine: 'People are stealing like there's no tomorrow' Fox News, 20 October 2023
Investigation of Corruption in Energy Sector is a Top Priority Kyiv Post, 27 September 2023
Ukraine Detains Official Who Helped Men Flee Draft Kyiv Post, 22 August 2023
Worldtraveler once upon a time posting links to articles on Ukrainian corruption:
"Any Hint" of Corruption "Unacceptable": interview for Kyiv Post NAFTO GAZ, 17 October 2023"
It's not clear to me what is the point of your long list of articles about corruption in Ukraine.
However, what is certain is that Ukraine wants to join the European Union and the EU wants Ukraine.
But that cannot happen until Ukraine's perceived corruptions improve to the EU's minimum standards which, if we judge by countries like Poland and Czechia, must score over 50.
That means a 50% improvement in Ukraine's Index scores.
50% improvement sounds like a lot, but Ukraine has already more than doubled its scores from 1990s levels, so they certainly know how do what needs to be done here.
maddog55 to Worldtraveler once upon a time: "Rambling again.. I don’t read rambles.
F’ Ukraine and Russia.. it’s a European problem."
As for whose problem is Ukraine, this recent article from CNN claims total world commitments to Ukraine are around $350 billion, of which the USA has promised circa $113 billion, or less than one-third.
"Russia’s invasion has pitted Ukraine against a country with a massive military and one of the world’s biggest economies. Ukraine has been able to keep the fight going in large part due to nearly $350 billion in aid that’s been committed by mostly Western nations since January of 2022."
How much of that aid has actually been delivered is not said, though my guess is just over half overall.
Numbers from May 31, 2023 say $156 billion delivered, roughly half of it financial and humanitarian, the other half military.
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