What can a single avocado tree in Kiev tell us about corruption in Ukraine?

They cut the branches, the next year they cut the branches more, the next year the tree is dead, the system in the city is met.

I'm Gregory Warner, next week on Rough Translation, we go to the country on the other side of the impeachment scandal,

where Ukrainians are finding corruption even in the offices that fight it.

For a certain bribe, they could open the case for a certain bribe that could close the case.

And while in the US, the impeachment clock is ticking, Ukraine is also racing to fix a broken system.

It's just frightening because it's fussed.

Before time runs out. Now, the vote is happening.

Yeah. You really gotta get it fast.

Yeah. And like...

And then to understand Ukraine's newest president, we go right to the front lines

of a critical conflict zone, the world of Ukrainian competitive comedy,

where humor is a weapon in the war with Russia.

A special series on Ukraine, starting next week on Rough Translation from NPR.