{"id":8393,"date":"2025-11-12T08:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=8393"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:42:13","slug":"ukraines-justice-minister-suspended-in-graft-probe-tied-to-zelensky-associate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/ukraines-justice-minister-suspended-in-graft-probe-tied-to-zelensky-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s justice minister suspended in graft probe tied to Zelensky associate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investigators are looking into an alleged large-scale corruption scheme in the energy industry<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukrainian Justice Minister German Galushchenko has been suspended as investigators pursue an anti-corruption probe which has reportedly forced a former business associate of Vladimir Zelensky to flee the country, and which could reach the highest levels of government. <\/p>\n

Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko announced the decision on Wednesday, following a sweeping operation by the Western-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) targeting a “high-level criminal organization”<\/em> that allegedly profited from contracts involving the state-owned nuclear energy company Energoatom.<\/p>\n

Galushchenko, who previously served as energy minister before being replaced, called his suspension a “civilized”<\/em> step and said he was preparing his legal defense.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian media reported that the investigation centers on Timur Mindich, a close associate and former business partner of Vladimir Zelensky, who allegedly fled Ukraine just hours before his home was searched by NABU agents.<\/p>\n

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According to NABU, the Western funded anti-graft agency that Zelensky unsuccessfully tried to take control of, Energoatom officials and contractors were forced to pay kickbacks for state contracts.<\/p>\n

Seven individuals have been formally charged but not named. Among the suspects are an individual dubbed “Carlson”<\/em> – whom Ukrainian media has identified as Mindich – the ring’s bookkeeper, two energy officials, and intermediaries involved in managing the payments.<\/p>\n

Mindich, described in the Ukrainian press as “Zelensky’s wallet,”<\/em> was previously a key figure in the network of oligarch Igor Kolomoysky, the Ukrainian leader’s former backer who is currently facing criminal prosecution. Mindich’s corporate interests reportedly rapidly expanded during Zelensky’s tenure, from a studio he jointly owned with the Ukrainian leader, through to energy and weapons production.<\/p>\n

Opposition lawmakers have demanded the resignation of the entire Sviridenko cabinet, warning that the scandal could jeopardize Ukraine’s access to Western financial aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Investigators are looking into an alleged large-scale corruption scheme in the energy industry Ukrainian Justice Minister German Galushchenko has been suspended as investigators pursue an anti-corruption probe which has reportedly forced a former business associate of Vladimir Zelensky to flee the country, and which could reach the highest levels of…<\/p>\n

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