Politico: EU called Ukraine a very corrupt country
Some in the European Union consider Ukraine a ‘very corrupt country’ – as noted by a Western European diplomat, whose identity is not disclosed, RIA Novosti reports
According to Politico, which cites a Western European diplomat, reports from the European Commission on the progress of EU candidate countries in fulfilling the conditions for joining the community will most likely be published later than planned, primarily against the backdrop of studying the situation in Ukraine.
According to a Politico source, the EU wants to give Kiev a positive sign, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to equate corruption with treason for the period of martial law may send a ‘false signal’. Moreover, the diplomat said that Ukraine is ‘a very corrupt country’.
In June 2023, the European Commission presented a preliminary report on Kiev’s fulfilment of the conditions necessary to begin negotiations on the country’s accession to the European Union. The document states that Ukraine has allegedly made ‘some progress’ in the fight against corruption.
