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Ukrainian Audit Exposes $262 Million in Improper Military Expenditures
The New American
January 12, 2024
On January 8 local time, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov declared that an internal probe of the country’s military procurement practices unveiled $262 million in theft-related costs, with alleged perpetrators facing a possible criminal prosecution amid a crackdown on corruption.
Umerov revealed the outcome of an investigation that began when he assumed his role four months ago. He said the ministry was working to purge the country’s military of “unscrupulous participants, inside and outside the institution,” as well as cooperating with law-enforcement agencies to punish corrupt officials.
“We are eradicating corruption,” Umerov maintained. “The system resists, but we will overcome it.” He added that news of corruption arrests and prosecutions will become more prevalent, and a new “procurement architecture,” premised on NATO standards, will help avert future theft.
Ukraine regularly ranks as one of the world’s most corrupt countries, based on figures from Transparency International. A CBS News report in August 2022 revealed that waste and corruption were preventing about 70 percent of Western arms sent to Kyiv from making it to the battlefield. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced Umerov as the country’s new defense minister last September, he singled out curbing corruption as one of the five key priorities for his job.
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The New American
January 12, 2024
On January 8 local time, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov declared that an internal probe of the country’s military procurement practices unveiled $262 million in theft-related costs, with alleged perpetrators facing a possible criminal prosecution amid a crackdown on corruption.
Umerov revealed the outcome of an investigation that began when he assumed his role four months ago. He said the ministry was working to purge the country’s military of “unscrupulous participants, inside and outside the institution,” as well as cooperating with law-enforcement agencies to punish corrupt officials.
“We are eradicating corruption,” Umerov maintained. “The system resists, but we will overcome it.” He added that news of corruption arrests and prosecutions will become more prevalent, and a new “procurement architecture,” premised on NATO standards, will help avert future theft.
Ukraine regularly ranks as one of the world’s most corrupt countries, based on figures from Transparency International. A CBS News report in August 2022 revealed that waste and corruption were preventing about 70 percent of Western arms sent to Kyiv from making it to the battlefield. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced Umerov as the country’s new defense minister last September, he singled out curbing corruption as one of the five key priorities for his job.
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Full Article:
https://thenewamerican.com/world-ne...62-million-in-improper-military-expenditures/
