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Ed Markey: “Their principal obstacle to accession to the EU has been their corruption top to bottom in their government, in their…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
Their principal obstacle to accession to the EU has been their corruption top to bottom in their government, in their society.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights corruption as a barrier for Ukraine's EU membership.

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