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A few things on this Biden piece 1.Ukraine has a history of rampant corruption and they have been under pressure to address by the international community.
Shokin was one of the worst offenders.
Shokin was one of the worst offenders.
2. The decision to push for his ouster was not just a US decision, but one that EU, reformers in Ukraine and the IMF also pushed for. The IMF was also withholding financial assistance to Ukraine contingent upon his firing.
3. Shokin was so corrupt that he was reportedly one of the biggest obstacle in the investigation of Burisa--2 months before Hunter Biden even joined Burisa’s board UK authorities requested info from Shokin and he ignored them
4. Shokin's own deputy presented documents to Bloomberg that showed the slow down in the investigation was driven from within Ukraine and not outside
5. Lindsay Graham and many other Republicans who have closely engaged with foreign policy in Ukraine know all of this.
