KIEV (Sputnik) – The minister stressed that the grain and gas loss cases will be investigated and corrupted individuals will be fired.
“Что-то пошло не так”: инвентаризация показала, что около 250,000 т зерна в Госрезерве "куда-то пропали". На бумаге есть, а по факту — нет.
— Aivaras Abromavicius (@aivaras_aivaras) August 21, 2015
In a separate Tweet, the minister mentioned massive ("tens of thousands of tonnes") gas leaks that have occurred due to "negligence." According to Abromavicius, the gas shortfall was covered by diluting gasoline with kerosene.
В 2014 на нефтебазе по “халатности” смешали тысячи т бензина с керосином.Наверное,'случайно',а не для того,чтобы покрыть огромную недостачу.
— Aivaras Abromavicius (@aivaras_aivaras) August 21, 2015
US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed support for Ukraine’s political and economic efforts to eliminate corruption on Friday.
In July, Transparency International (TI), a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption, released a report saying that Ukraine had not progressed in its fight against corruption.
На другой базе топливо “утекло через щель в подземные воды”. Мы говорим о десятках тысяч тонн. А экологи-то и не заметили.
— Aivaras Abromavicius (@aivaras_aivaras) August 21, 2015
In December 2014, TI published an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking Ukraine at the bottom-five among Eastern European and Central Asian states, and lowest in Europe.
