The pervasive issues with corruption in pre-war Ukraine were universally recognized, not in the last place by Ukrainian officials.
In fact, you might remember US ambassador Yovanovitch, who was a staunch supporter of Ukraine’s anti corruption efforts, but had to go when it started interfering with President Trump’s own corruption. It was a whole thing. There was an impeachment and everything.
Anyway, two things can be true at once. Ukraine is the victim of a horrific war of aggression by its much larger neighbor and deserves our unwavering support. Ukraine has a serious corruption problem that needs to be at least partially addressed before it can be integrated fully into the western systems.
It’s not a slight to Ukraine to say this. It’s a recognition that we have work to do. Together.
That’s standpoint is way to reasonable. People want black and white.
I might sound like a centrist, but so what. Ukraine has a problem with corruption, stood with nazi during WW2, and might still have problem with neo-nazi today.
But how is that a reason for a full scale invasion by Russia, especially considering that Russia also has problem with corruption and neo-nazi.
Ukraine did not exist during WW2, it could not have stood with Nazis. While some of the people probably did, so did some of everyone else. We had Americans, Brits, French, Poles and even some Russians who were traitors.
The fact that this Russian propaganda that Ukraine is somehow Nazi actually spreads is sad…
We had Americans, Brits, French, Poles and even some Russians who were traitors.
Not just that but there were also Nazi-like parties in most of the other countries at the time. Germany was mostly unique in that they came to power but it is not as if that type of political movement didn’t exist elsewhere in the 1930s.
Juncker is a total cunt imho
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/juncker-under-fire-for-nauseating-putin-letter/
Imho he has valid points regarding Ukraine’s chances of EU membership, in its pre-war state Ukraine was very far from ready. There’s a chance the war will help with reducing corruptions, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Bit rich though considering the amount of corruption in the EU.
Qatargate
Azerbaijan bribes
UVL doing dodgy deals with Pfizer
And Juncker himself resigned due to corruption
https://amp.france24.com/en/20130711-juncker-resign-luxembourg-pm-premier-spying-secret-services
Obviously there is corruption in the EU and its member states and it is causing issues for the people and the operation of the EU itself. In this situation the last thing the EU needs is a large country, with even bigger corruption issues, joining.
