The Inspector General of the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced in a report published on Thursday the documentation of acts of corruption during audits of the aid provided by the United States to Ukraine.

The report indicated that 57 investigations into corruption cases have been opened since February 2022, 14 of which have been completed, and 43 investigations are still open.

The report added, “The completed investigations resulted in the arrest of 7 people, the filing of 13 criminal charges, the confirmation of two convictions, and the suspension of 11 people.” The open investigations mainly focus on fraud in grants and procurement, corruption, embezzlement, and other violations.

In addition, during the inspection it was established that the United States conducted limited monitoring of the fate of weapons transferred to Kiev, and the report says: “The audit and inspection of the Office of the Inspector General and partner agencies demonstrated that the US Embassy in Kiev conducted direct, initial, and limited monitoring of end-use [ for weapons] in Ukraine.”

It also found that US weapons deployed in Europe were “poorly maintained and not fully functional,” and that “sensitive” weapons stocks were inconsistent, and the OIG ordered improvements in these areas.

The Strategic Communications Coordinator for the National Security Council at the White House, John Kirby, announced on January 11 that the Washington administration intends to ensure greater accountability for the weapons supplied to Kiev and to read in detail the report of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense, which states that their transfer to Ukraine was not subject to For complete control.

According to him, the Pentagon Inspector General’s report shows that “there is no evidence of widespread diversion or illegal diversion of materials and equipment transferred to Ukraine.”

The Pentagon's Office of Inspector General previously reported that the Pentagon failed to "fully meet end-use oversight requirements for Ukraine's defense supplies."

According to his estimates, as of June 2023, more than $1 billion in military equipment destined for Kiev had not been inventoried on time.

According to the American newspaper "The New York Times", based on the report, the American government failed to account for nearly 40,000 weapons.

Earlier, the Financial Times reported, citing informed sources, that the European Union began auditing weapons transferred by member states to Ukraine, after allegations that some of these countries failed to fulfill their obligations to supply weapons to Kiev.

It is known that since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many Western countries have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia and provided financial and military support to the Kiev regime.

Western countries, through the material, military and political support they provide to Kiev, seek to obstruct the objectives of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, but Moscow has confirmed on more than one occasion that military operations in Donbas will not stop until all the tasks assigned to it are achieved.< /p>

The effects of these sanctions also had a negative impact on the countries that imposed them, leading to an increase in the prices of electricity, fuel, and food in Europe and the United States.