Russia-Ukrainian War

[james22]

The war unleashed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on Ukraine. Despite unprecedented support from the United States and European countries, Ukrainians’ standard of living is declining, exacerbating preexisting issues. Yet, according to recent polls, corruption tops the list of domestic problems for Ukrainians.

 

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ukrainians-see-corruption-key-issue-even-during-war

[james22]

Ukraine has long been one of the more corrupt countries in the international system. In its annual report published in January 2022, Transparency International ranked Ukraine 123rd of the 180 countries it examined, with a score of 32 on a one to 100 point scale.

 

By comparison, notoriously corrupt Russia ranked just modestly lower, 139th, with a score of 29.

 

https://www.cato.org/commentary/whitewashing-ukraines-corruption

[james22]

Corruption in Ukraine has its own entry:

 

Corruption is a significant issue in Ukrainian society going back to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Ukraine

[Charlie]

The first election results from Germany: CDU (Merz) wins:

• Union: 29 % (+4,9)
• AFD: 19,6 % (+9,2)
• SPD: 16 % (-9,7)
• Grüne: 13,3 % (-1,4)
• Linke 8,6 % (+3,7)
• FDP: 4,9 % (-6,5)
• BSW: 4,7 % (+4,7)

Cheers!

Edited 2 hours ago by Charlie