“Ordering audits is a very risky business. You could lose your job.”
In her latest op-ed for Kyiv Independent, NAKO Executive Director Olena Tregub reflects on her own experience in government and draws parallels with the dismissal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. She argues that the real problem goes beyond another cabinet reshuffle: Ukraine’s institutions too often fail to function as the law intends.
Olena explains why civilian oversight of the defense sector is a cornerstone of democratic governance, how informal political practices undermine the rule of law, and why this discourages capable professionals from entering public service — at a critical moment in Ukraine’s path toward EU membership.
Read the full op-ed in Kyiv Independent.