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Opinion

The Soviet shadow: Why new institutions alone cannot cure Ukraine’s corruption (INFOGRAPHIC)

The editor-in-chief of the Lviv Herald writes that Ukraine’s corruption endures because Soviet political culture still teaches institutions to follow power, not rules.

byMatthew Parish

Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, arrives at the Old Bailey for his sentencing hearing in November 2025. Photo: James Manning/PA Wire via BBC.

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Latest news Ukraine

British politician jailed for promoting Kremlin propaganda in EU Parliament for bribes

The former Welsh leader of Reform UK, Nathan Gill, secretly pushed Moscow’s talking points in exchange for bribes, prosecutors said.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking at a press conference on 10 October, 2025.

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy’s support collapses to 25% as “Mindichgate” scandal engulfs Ukraine — Politico

Ukrainian President's approval rating has plummeted to approximately 25% following revelations of a $100 mn corruption scheme involving his former business partner and closest advisers

byMaria Tril

Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, whose roles are central to a Trump-backed Ukraine peace blueprint now on Kyiv’s table and under intense scrutiny.

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International

Trump-backed peace plan lands in Kyiv, testing Ukraine’s resolve amid war and corruption scandal

A 28-point blueprint backed by US President Donald Trump — not yet officially published — is already reverberating from Kyiv to Brussels and Moscow, even before its details have been formally unveiled.

byMaxim Volovich

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Latest news Ukraine

Two Ukrainian ministers dismissed amid $100M Energoatom corruption scandal

A political explosion has erupted in Kyiv. On 19 November, the Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Justice Minister Herman…

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian politics

Ukraine’s blackouts were avoidable. Energoatom corruption and political vendetta made them inevitable.

The blueprint existed. The funding existed. What happened instead reveals an institutional collapse more damaging than Russian missiles alone.

byMaxim Volovich

eu agrees new russia sanctions package targeting energy finance flags member states headquarters council european union brussels belgium 17 2025 getty images/thierry monasse suspilne ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Latest news Ukraine

€140 billion lifeline at risk: Massive corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s access to frozen Russian assets

Ukraine urgently needs this money as US aid dries up.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

FBI, EU-backed Ukrainian anti-corruption agency coordinate in major nuclear operator scandal, which involves Zelenskyy’s closest associate

New FBI officer arrives in Kyiv, immediately focuses on $100 million energy scandal.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Germany won’t cut Ukraine aid over corruption case but will watch “very closely,” spokesman says

A corruption scandal involving President Zelenskyy's former business partner and the state nuclear company Energoatom will not derail German aid to Ukraine, Berlin confirmed, though officials said they would monitor Kyiv's response "very closely."

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s Energoatom exec detained for $100M embezzlement, enough for 40,000 interceptor drones as country sits in darkness

$360K in luxury apartments, three Mercedes.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian politics

Zelenskyy tried to kill NABU. Then it exposed his friend’s $100M scheme.

Ukraine's justice system decides whether evidence by its top anti-corruption agency becomes convictions.

byAlya Shandra

Composite image showing businessman Timur Mindich with Ukrainian nuclear power plant cooling towers, related to NABU corruption investigation at Energoatom involving kickback scheme

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s top anti-corruption agency raids shadow managers who controlled country’s only nuclear operator through kickback scheme

Investigators discovered systematic corruption at Energoatom during 15-month probe, with external actors demanding 10-15% kickbacks from contractors.

byMaxim Volovich

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Latest news Ukraine

Poll: 40% of Ukrainians call their country “hopelessly corrupt” — but optimism is growing

Ukrainian public opinion on corruption has shifted toward optimism, with those seeing genuine anti-corruption efforts rising from 48% to 56% and pessimists dropping from 47% to 40% over the past year

byMaria Tril