US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weaponizing corruption in Ukraine. This comes amid a report by the Pentagon Inspector General, Robert Storch, highlighting that corruption in Ukraine remains one of the highest in Europe. The report points out that bribes are practiced, and prices are inflated in the Ministry of Defense. Despite efforts by Ukraine to combat corruption, the ongoing war has created new opportunities for corrupt practices, including bribery and inflated purchases. The report was presented to the US Congress, raising concerns about the vast sums of money given to Kiev and the lack of checks and balances to ensure appropriate spending.
Pentagon sounds alarm over Ukraine corruption Kiev has endemic and persistent problems with bribery, theft, and embezzlement the US military has said https://t.co/UdQyLeCydW https://t.co/n9fwkPdR0Q
Pentagon acknowledges high level of corruption in Ukraine https://t.co/rq7f0mim0O https://t.co/qShjQhCuyu
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Corruption in Ukraine remains one of the highest in Europe, bribes are practiced, the Ministry of Defense inflates prices for government procurement - report of Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch https://t.co/e5rTetiERj
🇺🇦🇺🇸🤔 "Ukraine is making efforts to combat corruption, but faces obstacles on the way to transparency", — report of the Inspector General of the Pentagon to the US Congress. ❗️The war created new opportunities for corruption, including bribes and inflated purchases at the… https://t.co/B7jZE5Wo71
Corruption in Ukraine remains one of the highest in Europe, bribes are practiced, prices are inflated in the Ministry of Defense - report of the Pentagon inspector general. Putin’s fault according to Blinken 😂🤦♀️
❗️Corruption in Ukraine remains one of the highest in Europe, bribes are practiced, prices are inflated in the Ministry of Defense - report of the Pentagon inspector general https://t.co/RIG0H2GReT
Clown show on steroids: Blinken claiming Putin weaponised corruption in Ukraine. You mean the corruption you have helped finance for over 2 years? Where are your checks and balances for the vast sums of money given to Kiev to ensure it was all spent appropriately? You can…
🇺🇸🤡US Secretary of State Blinken accuses Putin of "weaponising corruption in Ukraine". So the US Government is actually blaming Russia for Zelensky's corruption. How convenient. https://t.co/Xn5AeISWAq