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Ukraine's government suspends justice minister amid energy corruption investigation
Justice Minister German Galushchenko was suspended amid a $100 million kickback and money laundering probe involving Energoatom, with seven suspects charged, authorities said.
- Ukraine's prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that justice minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid a corruption scandal in the country's energy sector.
- Galushchenko said he supports the government's decision to suspend him and that he will defend himself in court.
- The investigation involves accusations that the former energy minister received personal benefits from an ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky in exchange for control over money flows in the energy sector.
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Ukrainian President Zelensky wanted both to resign because of a large-scale corruption investigation involving the state energy company Energoatom.
·Netherlands
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Ukrainian Ministers of Energy and Justice, Svitlana Grinchuk and Herman Galushchenko, resigned to Parliament.
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·Berlin, Germany
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On Facebook, Svitlana Grynchuk announced that he had "resigned a letter of resignation," shortly after a call to that effect from President Volodymyr Zelensky.
·Paris, France
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Ukrainian Minister of Energy Switlana Hrynchuk resigns.
·Berlin, Germany
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Leaning Left38Leaning Right21Center38Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 39%
C 39%
R 22%
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