The editorial board of the American magazine Washington Post called the reason why US President Joe Biden has not yet called his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky.
According to journalists, in this way the White House is trying to encourage the head of Ukraine to fight widespread corruption in the country, considering that it is vital to stabilize the Ukrainian economy and «preserve the fragile independence of Kiev» from Russia.
The publication recalled that Zelensky came to power promising to fight the oligarchs, problems in the judicial system and organized crime, but then changed his policy.
According to the newspaper, the Ukrainian leader dismissed reformers in his cabinet and the president of the central bank, and also slowed down judicial reforms and the fight against oligarchs, in particular, actions against Igor Kolomoisky. This, in turn, led to the refusal of the International Monetary Fund to continue payments on the loan deal for five billion US dollars, without which the country, according to the authors of the article, probably will not be able to pay the debt at the end of this year.
In addition, this situation has worried Kiev’s allies in the United States, the publication believes. The journalists recalled that Biden «was a strong supporter of Ukraine’s independence as vice president», demanded the dismissal of the «corrupt state prosecutor» and now his administration continues this policy. In particular, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Zelensky about the fight against corruption. In addition, Washington imposed sanctions against Kolomoisky.
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