3 d. ago Ukraine corruption crisis deepens as Zelensky's new peace talks chief is caught up in same £76million fraud scandal as ousted chief of staff

The corruption crisis rocking Ukraine has deepened after it emerged Volodymyr Zelensky's new peace talks chief has been caught up in the £76million scandal.

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3 d. ago Labour MP sentenced to two years in prison after major corruption scandal

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Dhaka court for her role in a corruption case, but won't serve time due to lack of UK-Bangladesh extradition treaty

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5 d. ago Zelensky’s top ally reveals he’s ‘going to the front’ after quitting as corruption scandal plunges Kyiv into crisis

VOLODYMYR Zelensky’s top ally has announced he will head to the frontlines - just hours after storming out of the Ukrainian government. Andriy Yermak quit as chief of staff under Zelensky on Friday amid an anti-corruption probe and a shock dawn raid on his house. Yermak - a key player in peace talks in recent...

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6 d. ago Ukraine’s corruption scandal is disastrous for Zelensky – Putin will love it

Zelensky’s lost his chief of staff amid a €100m corruption scandal that the Kremlin will exploit – this is a disaster to Kyiv but also a sign that its system works, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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2 w. ago MARK ALMOND: Why I fear a $100m corruption scandal involving a crony with a gold loo could force Zelensky to accept Trump's suicidal peace deal

On the home front, he is mired in an escalating corruption scandal involving some of his closest cronies.

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2 w. ago The golden toilet scandal that's getting close to Zelensky: Friend of Ukraine's president is accused of €86million wartime funds corruption scheme

Ukraine 's National Anti-Corruption Bureau has been investigating a €86million pay-to-play scheme for procurement contracts at the state nuclear company, run by the energy ministry.

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2 w. ago Philippine president Marcos denies estranged sister’s claim he is a cocaine addict

Communications undersecretary Claire Castro says claims from the president’s sister may be an attempt to distract from investigations into a corruption scandal Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has denied accusations made by his estranged sister that he is longtime drug addict, whose alleged cocaine dependence has led to governance issues, including corruption, a spokesperson for the president has said.Communications undersecretary Claire Castro described the comments by the president’s sister, senator Imee Marcos’, as baseless, and suggested they may have been a desperate attempt to distract ongoing investigations into a corruption scandal involving flood control projects that may implicate her allies in the Senate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds

Huge rally organised by megachurch whose members vote in a bloc could spell trouble for Philippine presidentFrom a skyscraper in downtown Manila, a sea of white spreads out below, covering the vast green lawns of Rizal Park and expanding down arterial roads and sidestreets. It is formed of more than half a million people, clad in matching white T-shirts, the slogan “transparency for a better democracy” emblazoned on their chests.An estimated 650,000 of them have flooded the centre of Manila to protest, amid fury over a spiralling corruption scandal in which billions of dollars in flood mitigation funds have evaporated. Organised by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a powerful sect in the Philippines, the three-day rally has shut down schools, roads and offices. Many of those protesting have camped out all night on the park’s lawns, sleeping in tents or beneath tarpaulins and umbrellas. Families have journeyed from across the country to set up camp, some equipped with portable stoves and ...

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy pledges to ‘clean up’ Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal

President to overhaul state energy firms after $100m kickback scheme alleged by anti-corruption investigatorsVolodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a plan to “clean up” Ukraine’s energy sector after an $100m kickback scheme was alleged by anti-corruption investigators in the worst scandal of his presidency.Over the weekend, the country’s president announced an overhaul of Ukraine’s key state energy companies, including a complete change of the management at Energoatom, the state nuclear power operator at the centre of the alleged criminal scheme. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Latest mass protest against corruption scandal puts Manila on alert

Corruption scandal involving flood control projects implicates power lawmakers and officials

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2 w. ago Abandoned F1 circuit cost £540m and never held a single race amid corruption scandal

The Hanoi Circuit was built to host the Vietnam Grand Prix, but the race was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the track has been left abandoned ever since

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3 w. ago Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers resign amid $100m corruption scandal

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers have stepped down in relation to a major scandal involving the state nuclear power company

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3 w. ago Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers submit resignations amid $100m corruption scandal

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers submitted their resignations over major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state nuclear power company

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Fire sale of Lukoil assets before start of US sanctions on Russia

Foreign properties may be nationalised if Lukoil doesn’t sell, or the proceeds frozen if it does; Zelenskyy grapples with corruption scandal fallout. What we know on day 1,359The foreign oil refineries and other assets of Russian company Lukoil are attracting potential buyers as time runs out to strike cheap deals before US sanctions come into force on 21 November. The sanctions, put in place in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, have already disrupted Lukoil’s operations in Iraq, at pump stations in Finland and a refinery in Bulgaria. Kazakhstan’s state firm KazMunayGas is studying a bid for Lukoil’s assets in the country, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Shell is interested in Lukoil deepwater assets in Ghana and Nigeria, two other sources said. Shell declined to comment to Reuters.The government of Moldova has started talks to nationalise Lukoil’s infrastructure at Chisinau airport, said the airport’s director, Serdgiu Spoiala. Bulgaria is working towards seiz...

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3 w. ago Top Ukrainian ministers submit their resignations as the country is rocked by a corruption scandal

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers submitted their resignations amid a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state nuclear power company

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy fires ministers accused of involvement in bribery scheme as public outrage grows

Ukraine president also calls for sanctions against friend and former business partner, saying ‘there must be maximum integrity’Volodymyr Zelenskyy has moved to contain growing public outrage in Ukraine over a corruption scandal in the energy sector by firing two ministers who are accused of involvement in a large-scale bribery scheme.Ukraine’s president said the pair – justice minister Herman Halushchenko and energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk – could no longer remain in their jobs. He also called for personal sanctions against his friend and former business partner Timur Mindich, the scheme’s alleged organiser. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukrainian energy minister Hrynchuk resigns as corruption probe fallout continues – live

Following Zelenskyy’s request Svitlana Hrynchuk has now also resigned from her post Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Kim Willsher in ParisProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine justice and energy ministers to be sacked amid alleged energy sector corruption scandal – live

Ukrainian president says ministers should not be in position of influence during investigationAngela Giuffrida in Rome and Kim Willsher in ParisProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Turkey confirms all 20 on board military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia killed – Europe live

The aircraft was en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey, the cause of the incident is still under investigationAll 20 personnel on board of a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday were killed, Turkey’s defence minister said, AP reported.The confirmation came in Yaşar Güler’s post on X, which included photographs of the personnel who died in the accident. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine suspends justice minister amid energy corruption scandal – Europe live

Prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the decision to suspend German Galushchenko had been taken at an emergency government sessionUkrainian justice minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid an alleged corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector, uncovered by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or SAPO.AFP reported that the authorities alleged that Galushchenko was involved in a $100m corruption scheme orchestrated by Timur Mindich, an ally of president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and personally benefited from the plot. Continue reading...

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