BRUSSELS, March 1 - The European Union expects the Ukrainian authorities to do everything necessary to combat corruption in the defense sector, and those suspected of illegal actions to be brought to justice, the press secretary of the EU told Interfax-Ukraine.

The EU attaches great importance to the fight against corruption and the rule of law. We continue to work closely with Ukraine in these sectors. A number of important reforms were carried out in Ukraine, but more needs to be done, including to fight corruption in the defense sector, the EU press secretary told the Interfax-Ukraine agency in Brussels on Friday in connection with the recent corruption scandal in the defense sector of Ukraine.