“Well, I will say that Ukraine was and is one of the most corrupt countries of the world. We must always guard the money of taxpayers, and they went billions. And I do not remember that I was sitting in the congress. I think that the previous administration [США] She did not exercise proper control over the means that she gave, ”said Waltz.
He added that the current administration of Trump needs to “closely monitor” this. At the same time, adviser Trump did not provide any specific facts to his words.
The Waltz also criticized the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky because of his dispute with Trump in the White House on February 28 and reproached Kyiv for not signing an agreement on minerals.
“Instead of trying to fix the president [Трампа] In the oval office during their first meeting, Zelensky could sit on the side with him, signing an agreement on minerals, ”said the adviser on national security.
He believes that Ukraine has missed the “historical opportunity” to sign an agreement on minerals in the White House.
“Do you want to talk about security guarantees? It would be phenomenal. I think it was a historical and lost opportunity,” he summed up.
Context
According to the perception of corruption (CPI), in 2024, Ukraine received 35 out of 100 points, taking 105th place from 180 countries participating in the ranking, where zero points indicates high corruption in the country, 100 points-the organization of Transparency International UKRain.
Last year, Ukraine lost one point compared to 2023, when a tangible increase in indicators was recorded by three points at once.
At the same time, the United States scored 65 points in 2024. A year later, they lost several points. According to the data, Washington in this index is steadily losing its position since 2017.
