This year, thousands of Ukrainian members of parliament, government officials, and civil servants were required by law to declare their incomes and assets in a publicly available database by October 30. Although the introduction of the e-declaration system was initially blocked numerous times, today the public can view the vast amount of wealth owned by Ukraine’s public officials, something it had formerly only guessed at. The revelations have been dramatic: many individuals making modest official salaries possess fancy estates, land holdings, offshore companies, luxury cars, expensive watches and jewelry, antique and art collections, and enormous sums of cash held mostly …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
