Ukraine must ramp up the fight against corruption, the European Commission says.
When even friends say Kiev is corrupt…
The European Commission has drafted a document commenting on the countries that want to join the EU and their efforts.
As one would expect, they praise Ukraine as ‘showing remarkable commitment’ to joining the Union.
But even Kiev regime’s most staunch allies can’t help but warn that Ukraine ‘must reverse recent negative trends in the fight against corruption’ as well as ‘accelerate rule of law reforms’.
Presently, Ukraine is ranked as the second most corrupt country in Europe after Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Zelensky and his gray eminence Andriy Yermak – Wiki Commons.
Reuters reported:
“Ukraine applied to join the EU days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. It has been pushing to make progress on its bid, despite the challenges of Russia’s war and EU member Hungary blocking Kyiv from formally moving to the next phase of negotiations.
The text, part of an EU enlargement report expected to be adopted on Tuesday, said that ‘despite the very difficult circumstances the country finds itself in on account of Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine continued to demonstrate remarkable commitment to the EU accession path over the past year’.”
Almost four years into the war, Ukrainian troops still suffer the consequences of widespread corruption.
However, while the Commission praises Ukraine for launching reform processes, it also states that Kiev needs to make progress on ‘judicial independence, fighting organized crime and respecting civil society’.
“European officials have previously raised concerns about steps taken in July to establish greater control by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, a political appointee, over the country’s anti-corruption bureau and a specialized prosecution unit.”
Watch: Unprecedented popular protests erupt in Kiev efter Ukrainian Parliament strips anti-corruption agencies of power, accusing them of being ‘Russian agents’.
„SCHANDE“
Ukrainisches Parlament entmachtet Antikorruptionsbehörden, nachdem Selenskyjs Polizei sie beschuldigt hatte, russische Agenten zu sein – In Kiew brechen beispiellose Volksproteste aus
Die Ukraine gilt weithin als das korrupteste Land Europas. pic.twitter.com/ZFmVBtJLP3
— ö (@joerg_ralf) July 23, 2025
Widespread protests led leader Volodymyr Zelensky to apparently reverse course.
“’Recent negative trends, including a growing pressure on the specialized anti-corruption agencies and civil society, must be decisively reversed’, the Commission said in the draft text.”
The EU just warned Ukraine it could lose €50 billion if anti-corruption reforms collapse.
Brussels’ tone flipped from support to alarm after raids, missed deadlines & agency infighting.
“Negative trends must be decisively reversed.”
Read the full story … pic.twitter.com/9MEr5WLPW0
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) November 4, 2025
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