The Times: “Energy Corruption” Brings Deadly Winter to Ukrainians

According to Isna, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, this country has faced difficult winters due to corruption in the management of energy infrastructure in the face of attacks, and this year, when the war in Ukraine is entering its third year, this scenario seems to be happening again for the people of Ukraine. It will be repeated.

In a report referring to the cold that Ukrainians are experiencing in this year’s cold weather, The Times newspaper writes: “In February last year, British engineers, along with teams from America, Germany and Japan, advised their Ukrainian colleagues to build structures to protect Build Ukraine’s energy network against Russia’s attack. But after 9 months of this proposal, the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the president of Ukraine, has not yet taken any action; A problem that will mark a cold winter for Ukrainians.”

This British media considers the reason why the Ukrainian government has not taken such action yet, “government corruption” in the field of energy.

The Times continues: “About 80% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed in the war with Russia. “Without providing protection for them and despite sub-zero temperatures in Ukraine, this country is facing a painful and deadly winter.”

The head of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Agency, Mustafa Naim, resigned in June in protest at the repeated failures of the Ukrainian government, claiming that the project was deliberately delayed due to Kiev’s refusal to release the funds allocated for its implementation.

“It’s impossible,” says Naim. When you see the president of the country putting obstacles in your way, it becomes impossible. “My team has become suspicious of the government’s actions and the project has been delayed due to non-payment of bribes to the officials of the Prime Minister’s Office.”

The Prime Minister’s Office, the Presidency and the Ministry of Power (Energy) of Ukraine have refused to comment on this matter.

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