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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

High stakes for Ukraine as clampdown on corruption comes under scrutiny

Officials from Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau next to seized money.
Officials from Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau next to seized money. Photograph: National Anti-Corruption Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

A fierce debate has broken out in Ukraine over allegations that a clampdown on corruption is being used to frame high profile business advocates of state reform, raising wider doubts about Ukraine’s internal political trajectory – and its ability to absorb billions in European reconstruction funds once the war ends.

The concerns have been expressed to the US Department of State and UK Foreign Office, and are shared in part by Ukrainian anti-corruption campaigners.

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