30 November 2016The new electronic system of asset and income declarations for Ukrainian public officials is an important step in tackling corruption but the revelations must now be followed by proper verification, investigation and punishment.
Kateryna BoguslavskaAcademy Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme
After Ukrainian officials declared millions of dollars in cash and other assets, activists throw leaflets during a Verkhovna Rada (parliament) session in Kyiv, 1 November 2016. Photo via Getty Images.
When compulsory asset and income declarations for Ukrainian officials were finally enforced in 2016, the scale of the wealth amassed was a shock …read more
Source: Chatham House