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The dismissals follow a probe into a $100 million nuclear contracting scheme and calls for government transparency amid Ukraine's ongoing war and political crisis.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk amid a major corruption probe.
- Investigators say an alleged $100 million scheme prompted a probe into the state nuclear agency, stirring anger at graft reaching President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inner circle.
- Late on Tuesday, a court ordered a former deputy prime minister into custody while five people were arrested and two suspects charged, including a co-owner of the Kvartal-95 production company, as leaked tapes captivated the public.
- Opposition forces have demanded dismissal of the entire government and Zelenskiy's chief of staff, some Servant of the People party members urged a government of national resilience, and Volodymyr Fesenko, political analyst, warned forming a new cabinet would be difficult.
- Public revelations of high-level sleaze now threaten donor confidence as corruption allegations jeopardize critical foreign funds amid wartime governance in Ukraine, while anti-corruption authorities intensify efforts to reassure donors and support European Union membership prospects.
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Ukraine fires two ministers as corruption crisis spreads anger
Ukrainian lawmakers fired two ministers ensnared in a major corruption probe on Wednesday and called for more sweeping measures to restore faith in the country's leadership as the scandal provokes the country's biggest wartime political crisis.
The Supreme Council of Kiev has sent ministers Gherman Galuscenko and Svitlana Grinciuk, in the context of an energy sector corruption scandal involving Energoatom.
Ukrainian parliamentarians sent Wednesday two ministers involved in a major corruption investigation and asked for greater measures to restore confidence in the country's leadership, under conditions where the scandal caused the largest political crisis during the war.
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