Why would we even pay for this?

Stats: https://www.statista.com/chart/17610/countries-receiving-us-foreign-aid/

Articles:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielmarkind/2025/04/23/corruption-in-ukraine-spells-potential-trouble-for-post-war-economic-rebuilding/

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/feb/04/welcome-to-the-most-corrupt-nation-in-europe-ukraine

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/29/ukraine-is-still-too-corrupt-to-join-the-west/

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