Kiev must do more in fighting corruption which “eats Ukraine like cancer.” US Vice President Joe Biden said in a speech delivered in Ukrainian parliament. If there is no control of corruption in Ukraine, financial help is out of the question, he warned.
US Vice President Joe Biden, who is on a two-day visit to Ukraine, has urged Kiev to conduct painful yet crucial reforms to battle corruption. Biden’s emotional speech in Ukrainian parliament could as well become the last warning for country’s political elites unwilling to embrace escalated reforms.
“Corruption siphons off resources. We know this. You know this,” Biden told Ukrainian MPs.
Ukraine needs to make governance more transparent, an immediate measure since “corruption eats Ukraine like cancer,” Biden said on Sunday, noting that however painful the looming reforms could be, they cannot be any backsliding on the issue.
On the first day of his visit Biden assured Kiev of the US support and announced allocation of additional $190 million from the US budget to help conduct structural reforms in Ukraine and fight corruption in the first place .... https://www.rt.com
