Natalka Tsmok, Canada’s Ambassador to Kiev, said that the Canadian government plans to intensify its participation in anti-corruption projects in Ukraine. This has been reported CBC.
According to the diplomat, Ottawa could start training Ukrainian judges and auditors. Tsmok noted that Ukrainians consider the anti-corruption reform very important and they know that it is one of the conditions for joining the European Union.
The ambassador also noted that Ottawa plans to fully fill the staff of its embassy in Kiev, where 22 diplomats will be stationed by October. They will also fund programs and mine clearance projects aimed at attracting women to politics and business.
Prior to this, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in the midst of Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive. promise Help Kiev as needed.
In mid-August, Semyon Krivonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine declarationIt was stated that the number of corruption crimes in the defense, customs and judicial systems in the country has increased.
On August 8, at the Ukrainian public organization “Anti-Corruption Action Center” reportedIt was stated that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine transferred 27 billion hryvnia ($ 730.7 million) for the purchase of weapons that have not yet been delivered.
Previously at the US State Department commented corruption in Ukraine