The West is rightly increasing its support for Ukraine in face of escalating aggression from Russia. But we should not close our eyes to the systemic challenge of corruption in Ukraine. After all, it’s a challenge that President Petro Poroshenko’s government has done very little to address.

Consider, for example, the court reinstatement this week of Roman Nasirov, a senior official who has been charged with embezzling more than $70 million. Why was Nasirov reinstated? Only the administrative judges know the answer to that question. Still, as the U.S. embassy noted, Nasirov’s unjust salvation “would indicate that Ukraine’s judicial and anti-corruption reforms have a long way to go.”