Corruption, crime and conflict in eastern Ukraine
May 2022
Evidence Review Paper 02
Dr Iffat Idris , University of Birmingham
PUBLICATION SUMMARY
This short evidence review paper, written before February 2022, looks at the links between corruption, crime and conflict in eastern Ukraine. As well as explaining the background to the conflict in eastern Ukraine (at the time of writing), the paper also looks at the pre-conflict situation with regard to organised crime and corruption. It then examines how organised crime and corruption play a role in, and have been impacted by, the conflict. In particular it explores the role of organised crime actors in the Russian annexation of Crimea and in the Donbas separatist movement and how the conflict created new opportunities for criminality and corruption, along with the impact on transnational crime.
