Report: CIA and FBI Helping Ukranian Government Quell Rebellion In East

[EmilyAnne]

57. The Ukrainian government needs advising, that's for sure.

Odessa was a disaster.
If the Ukrainian government can't rein this sort of thing in and can't offer security to its citizens, then there is going to be one disaster after another.
The fog of war is getting thicker and thicker.

Tackling corruption will be a big part of it.
The police are a major player in the organized criminal system in both Russia and Ukraine.
They are fearful of Ukrainian plans to fight corruption.
They are paid so poorly that living without bribes and favors will seem impossible.
They will need reassurances and substantial raises. More likely they will have to be replaced, as as happened so many times in parts of Mexico when the corruption and reliance on bribes is seen as too entrenched to resolve.
Then, angry and displaced, they regroup and become paramilitary. Once again, look at parts of Mexico.
Its really such a lose - lose situation when it comes to tackling corrupt security forces.