Anna Colin Lebedev: 'In Ukraine, the war is being waged jointly by the military and by society'

Anna Colin Lebedev. BÉNÉDICTE ROSCOT

Anna Colin Lebedev, a sociologist and associate professor of political science at the University of Paris-Nanterre, published Ukraine: la force des faibles ("Ukraine: The Strength of the Weak") in June. She analyzes how Ukraine found the resources to conceptualize, organize and sustain its defense. She also places the country's difficulties in perspective, particularly regarding a major corruption scandal and the slow advance of Russian forces.

The corruption scandal in the energy sector has triggered the most serious political crisis since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022. What impact has this had on Ukrainian society?

No one is surprised that corrupt practices persist, since a society that operated by diverting resources for more than 20 years cannot become fully transparent overnight. What shocks Ukrainians is that this diversion is affecting a strategic sector, and during a time of war: energy.

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