Ukraine sacks army recruitment chiefs in anti-graft shakeup
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy broadened his battle against graft on Friday, firing all the heads of Ukraine's regional army recruitment centres as the war with Russia enters a critical stage.
  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think you’re necessarily wrong, and I’m certainly no expert. However, I do know that Ukraine has long struggled with corruption, and has been making slow progress over the past couple of decades. And they will always have (there are always, in any conflict) a certain level of partisanship in their own ranks.

    I’ve been mildly concerned about what could happen after the invasion; assuming Ukraine is successful, Zelenskyy’s popularity could make it easy for him to transition into a dictatorship. However, so far I’ve seen little to indicate that he’s anything other than a sincere, effective, and passionate leader – I like the guy, and I’m inclined to trust his judgement. He’s done unexpectedly well so far, and Ukraine under his leadership has been acting up to the highest ethical ideals of the EU.

    Maybe Ukraine leadership is making a mistake, but maybe they know something us armchair Generals don’t.

      • ElHexo [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I agree, I don’t think it’s particularly noteworthy except for the fact it was all regional recruitment chiefs at once.

        This suggests either a high level of corruption (I don’t think it would be more than other places in the conditions) or a power play between elites in the military.

        Alternatively their allies have told them to do so.

    • SoyViking [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Ukraine under his leadership has been acting up to the highest ethical ideals of the EU.

      I agree with this sentence but I think we have very different ideas of what the “ethical ideals of the EU” are.

    • Sinister [none/use name, comrade/them]@hexbear.netBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      A question, do you truly think the Netherlands or Denmark would honestly let Ukraine join the EU? When they are already moaning about Romania and Bulgaria? Its a pipedream to sell Ukrainians on copium.