NBC’s Richard Engel: I Wouldn’t Say Corruption in Ukraine Is ‘Serious’; ‘There Have Been a Few Serious Incidents’

Todd You know Richard ░░░░░░░░ reason I ask it ░░░░░░░░ way is I know ░░░░░░░░ feel this way too ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ in coincidences right And ░░░░░░░░ Blinken s trip comes ░░░░░░░░ the day before essentially ░░░░░░░░ ousts this defense chief ░░░░░░░░ much was this our ░░░░░░░░ of corruption that forced ░░░░░░░░ hand Engel So the ░░░░░░░░ answer your question earlier ░░░░░░░░ much of this was ░░░░░░░░ love I don t ░░░░░░░░ the impression I wasn ░░░░░░░░ in the private meeting ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy and the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ I don t get ░░░░░░░░ impression that this was ░░░░░░░░ Blinken coming here with ░░░░░░░░ message saying hey guys ░░░░░░░░ s not going so ░░░░░░░░ you need to consider ░░░░░░░░ you may have to ░░░░░░░░ up territory I don ░░░░░░░░ think that was what ░░░░░░░░ was Nor do I ░░░░░░░░ they were holding them ░░░░░░░░ the coals about corruption ░░░░░░░░ corruption is has been ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t say serious ░░░░░░░░ had there have been ░░░░░░░░ few serious incidents and ░░░░░░░░ is something that has ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians primarily because ░░░░░░░░ corruption scandals that have ░░░░░░░░ here have been about ░░░░░░░░ within the military They ░░░░░░░░ that uniforms or food ░░░░░░░░ was one of the ░░░░░░░░ that were being supplied ░░░░░░░░ the soldiers were above ░░░░░░░░ cost crosstalk Todd So ░░░░░░░░ you think let me ░░░░░░░░ you this, Richard.”