Alec Shelbrooke: Ukrainians need to stand up to state corruption to stop president Putin benefiting from the chaos
Greek philosopher Aristotle once said: “No one loves the man whom he fears”. So why are a significant number of East Ukrainians looking to their former suppressors in Russia to annex their country? As part of a recent parliamentary delegation to Ukraine I witnessed first hand accounts of the main issues in the Ukrainian crisis; it’s not simply about looking to the EU or to Russia, but about tackling mass state corruption.