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Alan Riley

Alan Riley is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a visiting professor at the College of Europe, and a member of the Advisory Committee to the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community.

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The Dnipro River and city skyline from the Klitchko Pedestrianized Bicycle Bridge, known as the Glass Bridge

Opinion: State predation threatens to derail Ukraine’s war effort

by Alan Riley
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has led to a resurgence in state predation against businesses, now approaching pre-EuroMaidan levels. This issue cannot be postponed until after the war. Politicized, predatory actions by law enforcement agencies against both domestic and foreign businesses pose a significant threat to Ukraine’s national security. State predation is not new in Ukraine. Investigations targeting legitimate businesses – aimed at either extorting money or tak