Posted on 10/04/2025 10:24:17 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Most citizens say graft has increased since 2022, according to a new national poll
Most Ukrainians have said corruption in the country has worsened since escalation of the conflict with Russia in February 2022, a new survey by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) has shown.
In findings released on Friday, the poll revealed that 71% of respondents believe the level of corruption has increased over the past three years. Another 20% said they had not noticed any change, while only 5% felt the situation had improved.
The survey was conducted over September 19-28 and included 1,029 participants across the country. According to the survey, even among those who trust Vladimir Zelensky, 62% believe corruption has increased since the escalation of the conflict. The institute reported that this negative perception was consistent across all regions, concluding that “corruption remains an extremely serious problem in the eyes of the public.”
Ukraine has faced a string of corruption scandals in recent months involving government officials, medical professionals, clergy, and military recruiters. Some cases include bribery schemes to help individuals evade conscription during the ongoing mobilization efforts. Corruption in defense procurement has also come under scrutiny. In August, several high-ranking officials were detained over a scheme involving the purchase of electronic warfare systems.
Earlier this year, the Defense Ministry was linked to a food supply fraud case worth nearly $18 million. In January 2024, investigators uncovered a $40 million embezzlement operation involving fake weapons contracts.
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Any time you pump $Hundreds of Billions into a corrupt country with corrupt leadership increased corruption is inevitable.
Oh, they are just now figuring it out.
OJ did it.
“Ukrainian corruption grows!”
How can that be with Saint Zelensky in charge?
Zelensky is the Patron Saint of Sodomy, Sacrifice Vendors and Money Changers.
You'll find his tent at the entrance to the Temple.
Yes, Pelosi “hammered out” the details with the help of her “husband”, Paul!
Repost from yesterday.
10/3/2025, 2:13:06 PM · 18 of 29
Biblebelter to Mariner
I asked Grok what is the most corrupt country in Eastern Europe.
Ukraine is often cited as the most corrupt country in Eastern Europe, based on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) from Transparency International, where it ranks 105th out of 180 countries with a score of 35 (0 being highly corrupt, 100 very clean). Eastern Europe, in this context, typically includes countries like Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. Ukraine’s low score reflects ongoing issues like weak rule of law, systemic corruption, and recent stagnation in anti-corruption reforms despite earlier progress tied to EU integration. For comparison, Belarus scores 37 (98th), Moldova 42 (80th), and Russia 28 (137th), though Russia’s broader geopolitical context sometimes places it outside strict Eastern European categorizations. Ukraine’s challenges are compounded by unaddressed scandals and authoritarian trends, as noted in expert and business assessments up to September 2024.<
My take has always been this is Gang war between two Gangstas.
Seems Grok would bear that out as Russia and the Ukraine are the two MOST corrupt regimes in the northern region of the Western Hemisphere.
I would assume the lowest scores in the index are on the African continent.
Went to Ukraine early-2000’s, company trip.
Sitting in a restaurant, looking at the menu, find a rubber-stamp chop with initials. Ask one of the minders what that was about and he said menus and kitchens are government-inspected to insure the kitchen has the ingredients for the menu meals.
Told him you have too much government. He didn’t say anything, just a slight nod.
That much government has piles of room for grift. Ukraine government corruption is no surprise.
Oh Yeah - One stop in Odessa.
Place is Wide Open - Whaddayawant?
LOL!
Nazi Pelosi is shorter than Little Zelya.
I heard that Paul Pelosi LIKES getting hammered, in the end... 😉😂😂
Everyone has noticed that you're a jerk, including Jim Robinson. 😂😂😂
Of course this news would annoy paid Ukraine shills, Nazi Homos and Frankfurt School Communists like Theodor W. Adorno, Commissar of Disinformation!
do you and Paul Pelosi have a “thing”, adoorknob?
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