Four years after Ukrainians protested in the streets against jaw-dropping corruption, the most odious scheme of all—the corrupt natural gas market—continues to siphon billions from Ukraine. These proceeds underwrite a sophisticated bribery scheme in Russia and Ukraine, and more recently help subsidize Russia’s war and occupation against Ukraine.
Ukraine's Energy Challenge
OP-ED
Diane Francis: Time to cut out the middlemen in Ukraine gas trade
Pedestrians walk past Naftogaz headquarters in Kyiv on Sept. 21, 2017.
