Ukraine ministers resign over US$100 million energy corruption scandal
Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday, the government said, over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector. Investigators alleged a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky orchestrated a US$100 million kickback scheme to siphon off funds, triggering public anger at a time of widespread power outages caused…
Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday, the government said, over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector.
Investigators alleged a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky orchestrated a US$100 million kickback scheme to siphon off funds, triggering public anger at a time of widespread power outages caused by Russian attacks.
Ukraine has long been plagued by corruption and cracking down on graft is seen as a key requirement of its bid to join the European Union.
Zelensky earlier called for the resignation of his Justice Minister German Galushchenko, who investigators alleged received “personal benefits” in the scheme, as well as Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk.
Neither is known to have been charged and Grynchuk has not been mentioned as having profited from the scheme.
