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The United States promised to strictly monitor how Ukraine spent billions of dollars aid on Tuesday after a harmful corruption scandal in Kiev. Washington said there is no evidence that Western funds are abused, while US State Department spokesman Ned Price promised to “be a meticulous monitoring” to ensure American aid is not directed. Several senior Ukrainian officials were dismissed on Tuesday after a corruption scandal surrounding illegal payments to the deputy minister and over -inflated military contracts. A total five regional governors, four deputy ministers and two presidents of a state institution, Vice President the Presidency and Chief Public Prosecutor left their duties. Every night at the address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the liquidation was “necessary” to protect a “strong state” of a “strong state”, and that Price greets “fast” and “essential”. Nevertheless, scandal comes at a sensitive time for Kyiv, because it wants to support an increasing amount of support from West and face Russian progress in east. Corruption can reduce Western enthusiasm for the Ukrainian government with a long shaky governance history. At weekend, the Anti -Corruption Police arrested Deputy Infrastructure on suspicion of a 367,000 euros bribery to buy Overpriced generators, a claim he rejected. This comes at a time when Ukrainian civilians endure long -term power cuts in the midst of injury to the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian newspaper investigation accused Ministry Defense of signing contracts supply food to front troops on “two three” floor regular price. According to analysts, high -profile resignations show that corruption is not only a criminal but also political responsibility. “This said,” Corruption established after the Honor Revolution. “However, last part of these events should be played by investigation body and court when law is fully decided by law.” The Ministry of Defense, allegedly signed expensive contracts worth € 320 million in Ukraine, said resignations will help to “maintain the trust of society and international partners”. On Sunday, he rejected the allegations as “false information” and warned that “the interests of the defense in a special period”. In January, Russia detonated Western aid in Ukraine, leader of Chechen Republic of Russia, as “Plan for Laundering Money”. “Some of them are worried about foreign aid to Ukraine. Don’t worry! This is a working black money laundering plan. Western and Ukrainian officials will embezzle these funds and more than 15% of all the help will reach the trenches,” Ramzan Kadyrov wrote to Telegram. There is no evidence of this claim from Putin ally. In 2019, Zelenskyy was elected in 2019 with the promise of extensive reforms to fight corruption and improve the economy. During his time, President Ukraine dismissed a large number of ministers and officials while fighting to fight malignant impact strong people in country.
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