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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is corruption in Ukraine, with a special focus on the Ukrainian judicial system and the work of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Episode 9, “What actually happened near Belgorod?” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 26:10.

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What actually happened near Belgorod? | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 9

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #9 is dedicated to the incursion into Belgorod Oblast in Russia by Russian volunteer units fighting on the side of Ukraine. Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin. Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 The Kyiv Independent: Twiter – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindepen... Anastasiia Lapatina: Twitter – https://twitter.com/lapatina_ Oleksiy Sorokin: Twitter – https://twitter.com/mrsorokaa

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Karla NL fella

Q: All governments have issues, none are ideal. What work does Ukraine need to do, corruption-wise, to get into the EU? Is there a specific road map? Is there anything that is subjective or unfailr, e.g. a double standard? Does Ukraine have a concrete roadmap to support this goal, and can we see it?

Sir Shoom

I am a member of the external Ukrainian diaspora. Family and friends have been talking about setting up businesses that would benefit Ukraine as well as allow us to get back to our Ukrainian roots. Call it a win-win situation for all involved. Which departments of the government are relatively free of corruption and would help us in realizing our goal? Thank you.

Dan Cook

In the UK we can get Zelenskiy's Servant of the People comedy on channel 4! In it he portrays corruption as being endemic throughout Ukrainian society, battling his own family as much as corrupt oligarchs and government officials. But how true to life is this? And how have things changed since the comedy was made? Also, I enjoy the State Owned Enterprises weekly, and it would be great to interview the team at KSE that produce it sometime!

Trever Blanco

Since Ukrainian society has become more galvanized since the full scale invasion, has anti-corruption legislation become easier or at least more popular to pass?

Teun

Do you think there is a risk that if the war ends in the way we all hope Zelensky will be so popular that it damages Ukranian democracy? I do not mean to accuse him of corruption, but what is bad for democracy is usually good for corruption.