Former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov called corruption one of the main internal obstacles preventing a quick end to the war. A call to fight corruptionAccording to the former government official, systemic abuses affect the quality of government decisions, including personnel decisions, when effective and professional people are left out of the processes. “Corruption is one of the main reasons why it is harder for us to stop the war. And in fact, this needle, let’s say, lies in the defense industry, and in Ukroboronprom, and in areas related to procurement. Not even from the inside, but from the outside,” Fedorov said.