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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) entered into a series of contracts with the Polish company Alfa in 2022 for the supply of various types of weapons and ammunition. However, the company failed to fulfil its obligations and, as of 2023, owed the Ukrainian MoD over UAH 3.
Need to get to, that there isn't corruption, graft, siphoning off? what kind of assurances can you give? >> one thing, just stepping back and recalling a year ago putin's speech where he described his motivation for invading ukraine, at the heart of it was his panic over the progress that ukraine was making to mitigate itself to europe, for starters. to become more democratic, and to take on this corruption fight. because that endangered so many of his and his cronies ill gotten gains. so, actually, what you've seen, particularly since 2014, it's the strengthening of a whole series of anti cor...
Learned about ukraine over the course of this conflict, that mothers using their sewing machines to pull household items together to make flak jackets. others pulling pipes in mirrors together to make periscopes to provide to the troops like oleg on the frontlines they can see over the trenches. the way that all societies come together and just refuses to be intimidated and bullied, it has inspired the world. it has inspired the american people. and i think that's why you see that kind of solidarity, is we have gotten to know you and your hearts through the ways that you have come together and...
Particularly since 2014 is the strengthening of a whole series of anti-corruption institutions within ukraine. are they panaceas for decades, generations where corruption was a major issue? absolutely not. but you've seen usaid and other u.s. government actors throw their weight behind the support for independent media including actually once the war broke out a year ago getting flak jackets and sat phones to independent media but making sure they could survive a war and continue to report on what ukrainian authorities were doing in a critical way as a check and balance, civil society organiza...
Flying in the most remote parts of this country. and so i think, you know, that commonality is there, that spirit of solidarity is there but the other thing you all have done is you have just awed us with your bravery and your resilience, so that is a separate dimension of this. that is something we have learned about ukraine over the course of this conflict that mothers, you know, using their sewing machines to pull household items together to make flak jackets and others pipes and mirrors to make perry scopes to provide to soldiers like yegor to see over the trenches. the way that all of soc...