Kyiv.Ukraine.Ukraine Gate –October 23,2021-The amount of financial support for Ukraine does not correlate with progress in the necessary judicial reform, but states that restarting it is to achieve the goals of NATO and EU membership.
The United States will support Ukraine in its quest to achieve transparency, reduce corruption, and combat external threats. Therefore, we do not impose such conditions [do not link financial aid to judicial reform]. However, I would say that in order to achieve its own goals – strengthening foreign investment, joining NATO and the European Union – Ukraine must be improved. In particular, it relates to the rule of law and the acting judiciary in the United States, in Savik Schuster’s Freedom of Expression TV show, Ukrainian Kristina Kvin said on October 22.
She added that U.S. companies could not be forced to invest in the country until they felt confident in the Ukrainian judicial system.
“When the American Chamber of Commerce conducts a survey, litigation is named the number one barrier. Therefore, I believe that the implementation of judicial reform is extremely important for the future of Ukraine and the achievement of its own goals,” the diplomat said.
On October 20, the article “Now is the Moment to Transform Ukraine” authored by Chargé d’Affaires of the United States in Ukraine Kristina Kvien, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas, and Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine Melinda Simmons was released, in which the diplomats officially reminded President Zelensky about the need to fight corruption in the courts and conduct judicial reform.
