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itsdeeps80 t1_j5r0bw5 wrote

Reply to comment by Tuned_Out in Ukraine's deputy defense minister resigns amid corruption allegations by joshemerson

They’ll have to work to clean things up very quickly. Most westerners had zero knowledge of Ukraine at all prior to a year ago let alone about the corruption in the Ukrainian government. When this war ends those people are going to be in for an enormous shock if more stuff like this isn’t done before it all ends.

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TjW0569 t1_j6agsic wrote

They've been attempting to clean up their government about as long as they've been attempting to reform their military along western lines. The Western military equipment and training was dependent on them making progress. That was briefly in the news when Trump withheld some of the money.

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itsdeeps80 t1_j6bpgnc wrote

True, but the corruption and neo nazi problem have been completely swept under the rug since last year in the media and that is definitely going to lead to longer term problems. Those elements are now completely aware that the vast majority of people in the west are willing to overlook those problems because of what is happening right now and that makes me extremely nervous about what could unfold in the future.

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TjW0569 t1_j6dg589 wrote

I don't see that at all. The diplomatic corps of the Western countries giving aid have been holding them to continuous progress on eliminating the corruption. If anything, the war gives them more incentive to remove corrupt officials. Losing Western support loses them the war, of course, but so does not removing corruption.

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