The Security Service of Ukraine eliminated the corruption scheme associated with the " The participants in the deal demanded money from companies exporting Ukrainian agricultural products under the "

“For bribes, they guaranteed grain traders the unhindered receipt of phytosanitary certificates of conformity for their products.. For refusing to pay “tribute”, they threatened to drag out bureaucratic procedures as much as possible,” the SBU noted..

Intelligence officers recorded two cases of receiving almost 400 thousand. UAH. The money was received by an intermediary who was attracted by officials specially involved in transferring bribes. According to the investigation, for each ton of exported products, the participants in the scheme demanded a "

The intermediary was informed of the suspicion. 3 st. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of influence). Currently, law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the crime and are working to bring the perpetrators to justice..

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Recall, on March 14, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko announced that the grain agreement had been extended for 60 days. However, on March 18, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov said that the proposal of the Russian Federation to extend the agreement for only 60 days contradicts the agreement itself, which provides for its extension for at least 120 days..