Ukraine Moves to Quell $100 Million Energy Corruption Scandal

Ukraine Moves to Quell $100 Million Energy Corruption Scandal
Ukraine's Minister of Energy German Galushchenko attends a panel discussion at the Future of Energy Security Summit, hosted by the International Energy Agency and UK Government at Lancaster House in London, Britain April 24, 2025. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS
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KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for the dismissal of two cabinet ministers on Wednesday amid a probe into an alleged $100 million corruption scheme involving a former associate that has fuelled fresh public anger at Kyiv’s wartime government.

Anti-corruption authorities said this week they had detained five people and identified two others still at large, suspected of involvement in the alleged plot to control procurement at nuclear agency Energoatom and other state enterprises.