Corruption and Ukraine crisis

Besides possibility of rethinking on fossil fuel consumption, one positive outcome from Ukraine crisis could be the resurgence in global anti-corruption drives which, since last decade or so, have come to a standstill. The anti-corruption specialists are now reading Ukraine situation using the lenses of corruption.

Meanwhile, the Kangaroo court in Russia has implicated Alexei Navalny, a famous corruption fighter as well as Putin critique, of large scale fraud and contempt of court. He has been sent for nine years of imprisonment together with a fine of 1.2m roubles. He has dismissed the case as politically motivated and pleaded not guilty. This is a small example of how authoritarian regimes can use anti-corruption weapon to silence their opponents. Navalny has helped disclose Putin oligarchs hiding billions of dollars of stolen riches in foreign countries.