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Ukraine Anti-Graft Agencies Investigate Group Involving Presidential Officials
NABU and SAPO said the probe targets a criminal group linked to lawmakers and presidential office officials as parliament prepares to vote on a new defense minister.
- 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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Volodymyr Zelensky separated on Wednesday 19 August from Iryna Moudra, a senior official of the Ukrainian presidency, after the country's anti-corruption authorities announced an operation targeting members of the Ukrainian...
The NABU suspects a bail-out of EUR 2.8 million in a case that has already cost the head of cabinet and two ministers last year.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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Zelensky fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections
The stunning developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion.
·El Segundo, United States
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C 34%
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