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Ukraine Sanctions Energoatom Probe Figures as EU Sends €5.9 Billion and Weighs Russian Assets

Kyiv signals accountability to sustain allied backing, aiming to shore up its battered power grid before winter.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree enforcing National Security Council sanctions on Timur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman, with the foreign ministry to seek parallel measures from EU and U.S. partners.
  • Ukraine’s anti-corruption court ordered pretrial detention for Energoatom case suspect Igor Fursenko after earlier arrests, as the cabinet suspended vice president Jakob Hartmut and other company officials during the investigation.
  • The European Union disbursed €5.9 billion to Ukraine while finance ministers debated a €130–140 billion 2026–27 package, including a reparations-style loan backed by frozen Russian assets, with Belgium warning of legal exposure.
  • G7 foreign ministers pledged to increase economic pressure on Russia; the UK announced £13 million for Ukraine’s energy repairs and plans to restrict services for Russian LNG shipping in 2026; U.S. officials said talks continue on air defenses and grid equipment, as Zelensky noted joint U.S.–Ukraine interceptor-drone production has started.
  • Ukrenergo reported overnight drone strikes on energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, with rolling outages continuing nationwide; Ukraine’s military recorded 226 engagements on November 12, halting 81 attacks on the Pokrovsk front.