Overview
- Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau expanded its energy-sector case with charges against seven suspects, including businessman Timur Mindich, as lawmakers voted on Nov. 19 to dismiss Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk.
- The Washington Post warned the scandal is undermining Kyiv’s standing on the battlefield and abroad, with questions raised over Ukraine’s EU prospects and the need for decisive action by Zelensky.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry marked the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg proceedings by publishing archival materials and alleging attempts to revise the tribunal’s verdicts, while a state envoy said Moscow has the political will to pursue alleged Ukrainian war criminals.
- Russian military courts sentenced four captured Ukrainian servicemen to 15 and 16 years in prison for armed incursions into Russia’s Kursk region, convicting them under terrorism-related charges.
- Ukrainian lawmaker Anna Skorokhod suggested a temporary cabinet could be formed to steer talks and elections, and Hungary’s foreign minister criticized further EU funding for Kyiv in light of corruption allegations, reflecting broader strain among European partners.