Overview
- President Emmanuel Macron received Volodymyr Zelensky with military honors at the Villacoublay base near Paris on November 17.
- Florian Philippot of the Patriots party denounced the ceremony as a shame and urged stopping all French funding and arms for Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau (NABU) last week ran a large operation in the energy sector, posted images of seized foreign cash, and charged seven suspects including businessman Timur Mindich.
- The Ukrainian government suspended Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko, will seek parliamentary approval to dismiss him and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, and Zelensky imposed sanctions on Mindich and financier Oleksandr Tsukerman.
- Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak alleged that presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak is the “Ali-Baba” voice on NABU recordings, a claim not confirmed by authorities.