How bad is it? Zelenskyy seems to just need to say, I want more of this, please. Yovanovitch former US Ambassador to Ukraine mentioned the rule of law back in 2019. What a coincidence that the Australian PM also mentions the rule of law in the video below about sending Bushmasters to Ukraine.
March 2019 - Marie Yovanovitch Former US Ambassador To Ukraine
In a March 2019 speech to the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Yovanovitch said that the Ukrainian government was not making sufficient progress to combat corruption, saying: "It is increasingly clear that Ukraine's once-in-a-generation opportunity for change has not yet resulted in the anti-corruption or rule-of-law reforms that Ukrainians expect or deserve.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Yovanovitch
25 Jan 2023 - Ukraine corruption scandal claims several top officials
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several senior Ukrainian officials, including front-line governors, lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government as it grapples with the nearly 11-month-old Russian invasion.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-government-30e547e614babcacff2e68cecd62b551
28 Jan 2023 - Ex-Polish FM names two major Ukrainian problems
The country’s elites have been mired in corruption while harboring geopolitical delusions, Radoslaw Sikorski has claimed.
Ukraine was never able to achieve economic prosperity despite having a head start, due to widespread graft among officials and widely held delusions of being a significant global player, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has claimed.
https://www.rt.com/russia/570616-ukraine-corruption-delusions-misery/