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Zelensky Aide Attributes Ukrainian Corruption Scandal to Russia
(MENAFN) Vladimir Zelensky’s aide, Mikhail Podoliak, has attributed a recently uncovered large-scale corruption scandal in Ukraine to Russian interference, linking it to a former business associate of the Ukrainian president.
Earlier this week, the country’s Western-supported National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) launched an investigation into a $100 million embezzlement plot involving Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear energy company that relies heavily on international assistance.
Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Zelensky, reportedly fled to Israel just prior to the agency conducting a search of his apartment.
In a post on X on Thursday, Podoliak described the corruption scheme as “a logical echo of the past,” accusing the Kremlin of systematically exploiting graft “to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence.”
He also stated that the scandal demonstrates that Kiev’s anti-corruption agencies are making progress toward what he described as “Ukraine’s transformation.”
Earlier this week, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the incident 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 consistently expressed concerns over pervasive corruption in Ukraine.
The ongoing scandal has further tarnished Zelensky’s standing both internationally and domestically.
Earlier this week, the country’s Western-supported National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) launched an investigation into a $100 million embezzlement plot involving Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear energy company that relies heavily on international assistance.
Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Zelensky, reportedly fled to Israel just prior to the agency conducting a search of his apartment.
In a post on X on Thursday, Podoliak described the corruption scheme as “a logical echo of the past,” accusing the Kremlin of systematically exploiting graft “to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence.”
He also stated that the scandal demonstrates that Kiev’s anti-corruption agencies are making progress toward what he described as “Ukraine’s transformation.”
Earlier this week, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the incident 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 consistently expressed concerns over pervasive corruption in Ukraine.
The ongoing scandal has further tarnished Zelensky’s standing both internationally and domestically.
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