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NABU Energy Raid Triggers Kyiv Shake-Up as U.S. Presses Zelensky on Peace Plan

Washington is pushing a settlement following a corruption probe that has weakened Ukraine’s leadership.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s parliament voted to dismiss Justice Minister Herman Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk after NABU’s energy-sector sweep, which included raids, indictments and sanctions involving figures tied to the president’s circle.
  • U.S. pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a U.S.-devised settlement is mounting, with Washington Post and Reuters reporting proposals that include territorial concessions and limits on Ukrainian armaments promoted by envoy Steve Witkoff.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry marked the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials by posting archival materials and warning of attempts to revise the tribunal’s verdicts, reinforcing Moscow’s legal-narrative campaign.
  • Russian authorities reported a strike on a Ukrainian repair facility near Berestyn in Kharkiv region and announced 15-year sentences for two captured Ukrainian soldiers over a cross-border raid in Russia’s Kursk region.
  • Ukraine’s Prosecutor General and the SBU announced criminal charges against Russian military priest Dmitry Vasilenkov, accusing him of publicly justifying and glorifying Russia’s war against Ukraine.