How scams, shakedowns brought Ukraine to its knees

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By Steve Stecklow, Elizabeth Piper and Oleksandr Akymenko KIEV (Reuters) - Late last year, Ukraine’s consumer protection agency began filing lawsuits against Foxtrot, the country’s largest electronics retailer. Many of the suits accused the company of minor violations of Ukraine’s labeling law – such as not placing a "quality seal" on tiny memory cards and wafer-thin batteries inside mobile phones. Six months after a popular uprising toppled President Viktor Yanukovich, Ukraine’s new leaders are fighting wars on two fronts. The other is against staggering corruption that top officials say infected every level of government - and continues to this day.




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