KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Ukraine against backsliding in the fight against corruption.
In a speech at the Ukrainian Parliament, Biden said Ukraine should do more to fight corruption or it will lose international support.
Biden, who has been in Kiev since Sunday, previously assured Ukraine of U.S. support and announced the release of an additional $190 million in U.S. aid to help conduct structural reforms.
Pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country in February 2014 following months of anti-government protests in Kiev, largely fueled by rampant corruption.
Biden urged Ukraine to carry out painful but crucial …read more
Source: KXAN
