Recruitment chiefs after a nationwide audit. This is the latest shake-up in a series of crackdowns on corruption in Ukraine.Įarlier this month, Mr Zelenskyy dismissed all regional military The president hopes that by fighting corruption he will make it easierįor partners to support rebuilding efforts that will cost "If there is evidence, the person must be behind bars." He wants to "equate corruption with high treason in wartime", he said. Zelenskyy said in a TV interview today he would ask parliament to increase penalties for those found guilty of corruption More from the Ukrainian president now, who is set to propose tougher anti-corruption measures this week. The Wagner leader "might have a reason to fake his death" but the mourning among his followers suggests it is "pretty likely" he is dead, said Ms Applebaum. She added: "I think that the spectacular nature of the crash. "Too many people described it as a sign of Putin's weakness, as a sign of division in the regime, and it looks to me like Putin needed to make a spectacular statement that that kind of disloyalty can't be tolerated." Prigozhin's challenge to Putin's regime in June could not be ignored by the president and he was "never intending fully to forgive him", Ms Applebaum said. She said the plane crash was a "loud message to other people who might also want to challenge Putin, who might also be questioning the war" but it could also have the opposite effect on those who think they might suffer a similar fate. While "a lot of people" will keep their heads down, those who believe they are next in the line of fire may not, said Anne Applebaum, a writer at the Atlantic. Yevgeny Prigozhin's reported death could inspire some in Russia to take "desperate measures" against the regime, according to an author on authoritarianism.
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