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Kremlin Gets Accused of Exploiting Corruption in Ukraine
(MENAFN) Vladimir Zelensky’s aide, Mikhail Podoliak, has attributed a recent large-scale corruption scandal in Ukraine to Russian influence, implicating one of the Ukrainian leader’s former business partners.
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Western-supported National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) uncovered a $100 million embezzlement plot tied to the state-owned nuclear energy company Energoatom, which relies heavily on international assistance.
Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Zelensky, reportedly fled to Israel just before the anti-corruption agency conducted a search of his residence.
In a post on X Thursday, Podoliak described the corruption scandal as “a logical echo of the past,” asserting that the Kremlin strategically uses graft “to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence.”
He added that the affair demonstrates that Kiev’s anti-corruption offices are actively working toward what he termed “Ukraine’s transformation.”
Earlier this week, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, criticized the episode as “extremely unfortunate” and urged Ukrainian authorities to “really proceed with this very fast and take it very seriously.”
Western allies of Kiev, including the United States, have frequently expressed concern over persistent corruption in Ukraine.
The latest scandal has further tarnished Zelensky’s standing both internationally and domestically.
Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Western-supported National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) uncovered a $100 million embezzlement plot tied to the state-owned nuclear energy company Energoatom, which relies heavily on international assistance.
Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Zelensky, reportedly fled to Israel just before the anti-corruption agency conducted a search of his residence.
In a post on X Thursday, Podoliak described the corruption scandal as “a logical echo of the past,” asserting that the Kremlin strategically uses graft “to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence.”
He added that the affair demonstrates that Kiev’s anti-corruption offices are actively working toward what he termed “Ukraine’s transformation.”
Earlier this week, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, criticized the episode as “extremely unfortunate” and urged Ukrainian authorities to “really proceed with this very fast and take it very seriously.”
Western allies of Kiev, including the United States, have frequently expressed concern over persistent corruption in Ukraine.
The latest scandal has further tarnished Zelensky’s standing both internationally and domestically.
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