Overview
- At a joint press conference in Paris, Zelensky said current anti-graft measures are insufficient and vowed continued actions following sweeping orders to audit and overhaul state energy companies.
- Ukraine’s parliamentary commission criticized multiple law enforcement bodies over alleged complicity and inaction, as anti-corruption prosecutors confirmed documented leaks and ongoing internal investigations.
- NABU and SAPO’s Operation Midas alleges a $100 million kickback and laundering scheme centered on Energoatom, with illicit payments of 10–15% of contract values and formal charges filed against several suspects.
- Investigators say ringleader Tymur Mindich and associate Oleksandr Tsukerman left Ukraine before raids and remain abroad, while Zelensky has imposed sanctions and ordered management and supervisory-board changes across major energy firms.
- European officials, including France’s foreign minister, publicly urged uncompromising action against corruption, signaling that sustained EU support depends on credible reforms as probes expand to possible Russia-linked money channels.