Overview
- Ukraine announced asset freezes and sanctions on two main suspects after anti-corruption raids and a widening inquiry into alleged energy-sector bribery.
- Investigators allege a network linked to Minditsch steered contracts and siphoned roughly $100 million, with state company Energoatom cited among those affected.
- Two cabinet members connected in reporting to the case, Herman Haluschtschenko and Svitlana Hrynchuk, resigned last week as calls for broader accountability grew.
- Presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak publicly defended Volodymyr Zelensky, asserting the president is not corrupt and urging respect for the presumption of innocence.
- European officials and politicians voiced concern and demanded answers on oversight of aid, while German leaders reiterated support and pledged continued assistance.