{"id":2829,"date":"2025-11-15T20:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:36:37","slug":"zelensky-adviser-blames-russia-for-huge-ukrainian-corruption-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/zelensky-adviser-blames-russia-for-huge-ukrainian-corruption-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky adviser blames Russia for huge Ukrainian corruption scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kremlin is at fault for a $100 million embezzlement scheme recently busted by anti-graft authorities, Mikhail Podoliak has argued<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s aide Mikhail Podoliak has blamed Russian influence for a large-scale corruption scheme recently discovered in Ukraine, in which the Ukrainian leader\u2019s former business associate has been implicated.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the country’s Western-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) targeted a $100 million embezzlement scheme involving the state-owned nuclear energy firm Energoatom, which is heavily dependent on foreign aid. Timur Mindich, Zelensky\u2019s close associate and former business partner, reportedly fled to Israel shortly before the anti-graft agency searched his apartment.<\/p>\n

In an X post on Thursday, Podoliak alleged that the corruption scheme was \u201ca logical echo of the past,\u201d<\/em> accusing the Kremlin of systemically using graft \u201cto keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He claimed that the scandal itself proves that Kiev\u2019s anti-corruption bureaus are working towards what he called \u201cUkraine\u2019s transformation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the affair as \u201cextremely unfortunate,\u201d<\/em> and called on the Ukrainian authorities to \u201creally proceed with this very fast and take it very seriously.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kiev\u2019s Western backers, including the US, have repeatedly raised concerns about rampant corruption in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The scandal has further damaged Zelensky\u2019s reputation both abroad and at home.<\/p>\n

Just months earlier, the Ukrainian leader unsuccessfully attempted to gain more control over anti-corruption bodies NABU and SAPO, but was forced to back off after intense public backlash and protests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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