The war with the Russian Federation created opportunities for the development of corruption in Ukraine - the Pentagon report

In his opinion, the ongoing war with Russia has created new opportunities for corruption, including bribes, rollbacks and high costs for purchases from the Ministry of Defense, especially for the purchase of lethal weapons and goods, which is limited by the level of classification of these purchases. This is stated in a 166-page report, the text of which appeared on the Pentagon's website.

The report also states that the Ukrainian government has made efforts to combat state corruption, but continues to deal with obstacles to transparency. For its part, the US government continues to provide technical assistance and teach Ukrainian investigators and prosecutors. Storch also voices US missions in Ukraine. The main, of course, is the victory in the war with the Russian Federation on the battlefield and the creation of conditions for a fair and strong peace.

But for a successful future of Ukraine, it is necessary to strengthen civil society, democratic and economic institutions and implement reforms in the field of combating corruption, justice and corporate governance for "achieving a stable impulse to Euro -Atlantic integration, to achieve a safe and fair future, which provides prosperity. " . Also in plans to hold Russia accountable for the war and the losses caused to Ukraine.

Subsequently, Storch, Ukraine and the USAID Agency (USAID) should take a number of measures aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption, in particular, to implement key criminal justice reforms and to increase transparency in all areas of the Ukrainian government. Storch notes that corruption in Ukraine and the problems of the rule of law are the main problems of our country. Transparency International has published an annual global review of corruption perception for 2023.

And this report states that Ukraine has risen 40 positions in the world ranking since 2014 and is now ranked 104th out of 180 countries compared to 144 in the 177 countries of 2014. Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been carrying out anti -corruption reforms as part of Ukraine's desire to get closer to Europe. And reforms continue even in war, but there is a full corruption.

Storch notes that the war with the Russian Federation provoked new cases of corruption, now in the Ministry of Defense, especially on the procurement of lethal weapons. "Several recent scandals in the defense sector have found misuse of wartime and weapons purchases. This practice leads to the purchase of poor quality equipment or redirecting of food, ammunition, and other military needs," Storch said.

The report also refers to serious corruption problems in the Verkhovna Rada and other sectors of government. Storch summarizes, noting that "low salaries contribute to corruption risks" and reports that Ukrainian anti -corruption bodies are demonstrating progress. We will remind, in an interview with focus a military expert and former SBU employee Ivan Stupak stated that Ukrainian officials reported on the construction of fortifications, while the military reported that they were not present.