Yes, you are right. It is the same in the West, but we whitewash it. In Ukraine, the corruption is open, outright and taken for granted.

In researching my article I saw an interview with Zelensky in which he was quewried about his relationship with Kolomoisky. "Come on", he said, "we all know that six families control everything in this country", Zelensky said, matter-of-factly.