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Ukraine Ousts Energy and Justice Ministers as Energoatom Graft Probe Deepens

The ruling faction signals support for anti-corruption agencies, distancing itself from MPs pushing for a new coalition.

Overview

  • Parliament voted on November 19 to dismiss Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko.
  • Faction leader David Arakhamia praised NABU and SAP, stressing that punishment should apply regardless of rank or position.
  • Arakhamia said calls to form a new coalition and a new cabinet reflect individual lawmakers’ views, not the Servant of the People faction’s stance.
  • NABU alleges a scheme siphoning 10–15% from Energoatom contracts with about $100 million laundered through a Kyiv back office investigators linked to the family of former MP turned Russian senator Andriy Derkach.
  • Investigators have announced suspicions for eight people and five detentions, and a NABU detective said four ministers from different periods were recorded during the probe, with reporting naming figures such as Timur Mindich, Herman Halushchenko, and Oleksiy Chernyshov as being mentioned.