Constitutional Court rulings to destroy Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies threaten EU aid and the visa-free regime for Ukrainians to visit the EU

Constitutional Court rulings to destroy Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies threaten EU aid and the visa-free regime for Ukrainians to visit the EU, Peter Stano, the EU’s foreign affairs spokesman, warned yesterday. Alluding to recent court rulings to block Western-inspired and funded anti-corruption units, the spokesman said: “The fight against corruption is one of the key benchmarks and commitments that Ukraine has taken in the framework of the Association Agreement, the recently agreed Macro-Financial Assistance program between the EU and Ukraine and the visa liberalization process.”