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Zelenskiy Moves to Clean Up Energy Sector After Graft Scandal
Zelenskiy directs urgent reforms including audits and management changes at state energy firms amid allegations of embezzlement that led to ministerial resignations, officials said.
- On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a weekend overhaul of key state-owned energy enterprises and met early Sunday with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko to coordinate the cleanup.
- Public anger by Ukraine's public over blackouts and alleged siphoning prompted protests, with investigators allege funds were diverted, including for defenses.
- Zelenskiy instructed the cabinet to craft an urgent draft law to reconfigure the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission, order full audits of state firms, install new management at Energoatom and Ukrhydroenergo, and maintain coordination with law enforcement after the justice and energy ministers were removed.
- A Ukrainian parliamentary special commission will meet on Monday to discuss the energy corruption probe, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday the priority is sentences for the guilty.
- This episode is a major test for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy because earlier this year he sought to curtail anti-corruption agencies, while regulator reform could reshape wartime energy oversight.
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Ukraine's $100 million energy scandal triggers resignations and tests Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will reform state-owned energy companies after investigators accused his close associates of skimming millions from the country's nuclear power company.
·Washington, United States
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised a sweeping cleanup of the country’s energy sector after anti-corruption investigators uncovered a $100 million case. Over the weekend, the president announced a shakeup of key state-owned energy companies. There will be a complete change of leadership at Energoatom, the nuclear power company at the center of the alleged corruption scandal. Zelensky said government officials have been instructed…
·Hungary
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