Ukraine Anti-Graft Agencies Investigate Group Involving Presidential Officials
Anti-corruption investigators say the operation targets a criminal group led by two lawmakers and involving senior presidential office officials, with further details due later.
- On Wednesday, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office launched a special operation targeting lawmakers and presidential advisers to expose a criminal organization allegedly led by sitting and former lawmakers.
- Following a bombshell statement late Tuesday from recently fired defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who called for wartime elections, the probe poses fresh political pressure as Fedorov claimed corruption has weakened Ukraine.
- Parliament is scheduled to vote Wednesday on nominating Yevhenii Khmara, a former special forces operative, as the new defense minister following weeks of turmoil over Fedorov's ouster.
- The probe adds pressure on Zelenskyy, already facing rare public backlash over the 35-year-old defense innovator's ouster, as thousands of protesters have demanded Fedorov's reinstatement over the past month.
- As Ukraine's war against Russia extends into its fifth year, Zelenskyy is seeking European Union membership, making the graft crackdown within his office a critical test for his government's political resilience.
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