Zelensky’s Office Faces Corruption Probe as Sacked Minister Demands Elections
Investigators say the probe targets a criminal group linked to presidential office officials, while Fedorov urged elections and warned of a systemic governance crisis.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced investigations into senior officials within President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, a day after former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for national elections on Tuesday.
- Zelensky dismissed Fedorov last month to reconcile tensions between tech-savvy reformers and seasoned battlefield leaders, though the former minister remains popular and argues that "democracy is not a peacetime luxury."
- Recent polling from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology reveals 57 percent of Ukrainians oppose holding elections while the nation is at war, with only 15 percent supporting immediate voting.
- Parliament approved Yevhenii Khmara as the new defense minister on Wednesday, effectively blocking Fedorov's return, while Zelensky dismissed deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra following anti-corruption raids on her office.
- Deep-Seated corruption remains a significant obstacle to Ukraine's European Union membership aspirations, as Kyiv faces pressure to meet strict legal and political standards to advance its path toward joining the bloc.
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Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine’s ex-defense minister demands elections - Boston News, Weather, Sports
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired one of his most senior officials Wednesday as corruption investigators named a deputy head of the...
Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior official amid a corruption investigation involving a deputy head of the presidential office. This development Wednesday follows the recent dismissal of the defense minister, who is calling for national elections in a…
Corruption Probe, Election Call Deepen Zelenskyy’s Domestic Woes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s attempt to turn the page on a string of domestic setbacks backfired as the Ukrainian president lost a senior aide following a raid by anti-corruption agencies and faced a call for wartime elections.
The Ukrainian authorities responsible for the fight against corruption announced on Wednesday that they were investigating senior officials of President Volodymyr Zelensky's cabinet. The previous day, the recently dismissed former Minister of Defence had called for the holding of national elections, despite the continuation of the fight against the Russian invasion.
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