Ukraine has spent years trying to build a Western-style democracy, although not without some bumps along the way. Shedding bad habits from the Soviet past are crucial to to Ukraine’s goal of joining the European Union and NATO. Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago starkly clarified the stakes of these democracy-building efforts.
Once an investigative journalist, then an activist, and later a lawmaker, Yehor Soboliev speaks during an interview with Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine , on May 3, 2024. In all of these roles, he sought to expose corruption in business and government as a way to defend Ukraine ’s budding democracy. FILE - Ukraine ’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference at the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024.
Ukraine’s defense minister, agriculture minister, top prosecutor, intelligence chief, and other senior officials have been pushed out over the past two years, and last year the head of the Supreme Court was arrested for allegedly taking bribes.Zelenskyy indefinitely postponed the 2024 presidential election because of the war, which has seen almost one-fifth of Ukraine occupied by Russia and millions of citizens displaced from their homes.
Critics say it also helps the government keep bad news off the airwaves by establishing a single authorized broadcaster. Men between 18 and 60 are barred from leaving the country without permission and must register with the military. Nonetheless, there has been an illicit exodus of fighting-age men.
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