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Removal of defense minister shows wartime Ukraine is changing

by Melinda Haring

The removal of Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in early September came following a series of minor but damaging corruption scandals and signaled a zero tolerance approach to graft in wartime Ukraine, writes Melinda Haring.

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The Netherlands is punching above its weight in terms of military aid to Ukraine, in part because the Dutch have felt firsthand the threat Putin poses.

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