Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, fresh off his allegations that the U.S. was behind the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, has published a report that alleged the Central Intelligence Agency is aware of widespread corruption in Ukraine and the embezzlement of US aid.
"One estimate by analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency put the embezzled funds at $400 million last year, at least; another expert compared the level of corruption in Kiev as approaching that of the Afghan war, 'although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the Ukraine'."
While much of Hersh's report is difficult to independently corroborate, there are details that match verifiable reporting.
As Hersh reported, "Burns also presented Zelensky with a list of thirty-five generals and senior officials whose corruption was known to the CIA and others in the American government. Zelensky responded to the American pressure ten days later by publicly dismissing ten of the most ostentatious officials on the list and doing little else."
"On January 24, following several prominent corruption scandals, including two major investigations involving the embezzlement of funds, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced 'personnel decisions' across different government ministries and within Ukrainian law enforcement," the report continued.
The anti-corruption effort came in response to "Various reports of embezzlement," the report noted, including "Accusations of stolen money intended for troops."
A 2016 report by the watchdog group Transparency International found that between 38 per cent to 42 per cent of Ukrainian households said they paid bribes to access basic public services such as education or healthcare, reported Time.
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