{"id":1042,"date":"2025-07-22T17:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:50:44","slug":"ukrainian-pm-claims-corruption-problem-overemphasized-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/ukrainian-pm-claims-corruption-problem-overemphasized-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian PM claims corruption problem \u2018overemphasized\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yulia Sviridenko has dismissed concerns about widespread graft amid a clampdown on oversight agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n New Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko sought to downplay longstanding concerns about corruption in the country in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday. An escalating clampdown on independent anti-graft agencies has drawn international scrutiny.<\/p>\n Sviridenko cited recent polling data suggesting that while most Ukrainians believe corruption is widespread, far fewer report encountering it directly.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be frank, within Ukrainian society and certain social groups, the issue is being amplified and overemphasized,\u201d<\/em> Sviridenko claimed in the interview, without elaborating.<\/p>\n On Monday, Ukrainian security officials raided the offices of the country\u2019s independent anti-corruption agency, the NABU, arresting two investigators. Established in 2015 as part of judicial reforms aimed at aligning Ukraine with Western standards, the NABU has long been seen as one of the country\u2019s few credible anti-corruption institutions.<\/p>\n The raids have sparked \u201cserious concerns\u201d<\/em> from the ambassadors of the Group of Seven \u2013 Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and US \u2013 who said the issue would be formally raised with the Ukrainian leadership.<\/p>\n