According to reports, which was dispersed on social networks in May 2024, the US Secretary of State stated that the power of democracy has been undermined in Ukraine, the people do not believe the government, and the President of the Russian Federation seeks to use local corruption for their own purposes. We checked whether the head of American diplomacy made such statements.
In the post of May 16 Telegram channel "Putin in Telegram"(162,000 views at the time of writing this analysis) gives such a quote to Anthony Blinken:“ The power of democracy in Ukraine is undermined. Citizens have lost the belief that the government is still accountable to them and capable of correcting their own miscalculations. It is not surprising that Putin wanted to turn corruption in Ukraine into his weapons. ” Similar posts appeared in other channels - “Ukraine.ru"(129,000 views), "Z-News | Army 🅉 18+" (100,000) "Peacemaker"(66 000),"Federation"(57 000),"I am in the know"(52,000),"Communication unit"(51,000), as well as in publics on VKontakte (examples here And here).
The shortened options for the alleged statement of the Secretary of State were even more widely dispersed. One of the most popular formulations is: "Putin uses corruption in Ukraine as a weapon." In this form, the quote is given in Telegram channels "Observer"(204,000 views),"Uncle Glory"(184 000),"Sheikh Tamir"(137 000),"Petya the first"(97 000) and"Cartridge"(64,000), as well as in"VKontakte". In another option, it is stated that the President of the Russian Federation only "seeks to use corruption in Ukraine as a weapon." So Blinken's words quoted the radio host channel Armen Gasparyan (58,000 views), as well as "Belarusian security officer"(126 000) and"In fact in Kharkov"(75,000). In Telegram channel "Lead FM +"(52,000 views) reported that the" Gosdepets "called corruption in Ukraine" the secret weapon of the Kremlin. "
May 14, 2024 Blinken Arrived In Kyiv with a non -anons visit. In addition to meetings with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and other officials, the trip program was performance In front of students of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after Igor Sikorsky. In his speech, the US Secretary of State paid considerable attention to the fight against corruption in Ukraine. Full transcript Available On the official website of the US government, and Broadcast -On his YouTube channel. In particular, Biginen declared:
Your determination to write the future of your nation-that’s why so many people around the world have been inspired by your struggle, including many Americans, who now hang out a yellow-blue flag next to the star-striped. And that is why it is so important that Ukraine continues to take difficult steps to strengthen and consolidate its democracy. Because what choice you make - what democracy to build - the strength and stability of the coalition on the side of Ukraine will depend.
This implies not a simple reform, but also ensuring their implementation and a tangible influence on people's lives. This means the eradication of a scourge of corruption - once and for all. Victory on the battlefield will not allow Ukraine to become part of Russia. Victory in the war with corruption will not allow Ukraine to become similar to Russia.
The security of Ukraine will be blown up if the resources for its army are pumped out by people striving for enrichment. The economic potential of Ukraine will be reduced if investors and innovators will not be able to count on equal conditions. Democracy in Ukraine will weaken if citizens cease to believe that they can call their government to answer and correct the shortcomings of the system from the inside. It is not surprising that Putin sought to turn corruption in Ukraine into a weapon. He knows how powerful corruption that sowing discord and distrust can be, undermining faith into the government and its institutions. In the end, he honed this tactics at home for almost 25 years.
Ukrainians have fought corruption for decades, and you have indicative results. Ukraine is one of the few countries whose rating in the Transparency International list has been growing steadily over the past years, to a large extent thanks to incredibly stubborn and skillful anti -corruption activists, non -governmental organizations and independent media.
Since 1995, the International organization Transparency International annually It is Corruption perception index. In the last rating In 2023, Denmark ranks first (90 points out of 100 possible), the second - Finland (87), the third - New Zealand (85).
The position of Ukraine in the ranking is really stable improves. If in 2013 she occupied 144th place (25 points), then in 2023 with 36 points Ukraine is in 104th position. For comparison, the level of perception of corruption in Russia over the same ten years has almost Not changed: In 2013, it was estimated at 28 points (127th place), in 2023-at 26 points (141st place).
Nevertheless, as noted In its speech, Blinken, Ukraine has to do much more to combat corruption. “Eight out of ten Ukrainians still believe that there is one set of laws for the elite, and another for everyone else,” Blinken said. The Secretary of State also promised that the United States and European countries will continue to support Ukraine in the desire to carry out anti -corruption reforms.
Thus, Blinken did not declare that democracy in Ukraine was undermined, and its people lost faith in the government. In this form, the statement appeared due to errors translated from English. In fact, the US Secretary of State talked about the hypothetical consequences that will overtake Ukraine if it cannot eradicate corruption. As for Putin’s desire to turn it into his weapons, an American politician spoke about this in the past tense, and not in the present, as stated in many Telegram channels.
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