The bloc’s top diplomat has called on Kiev to fight graft following revelations that associates of Vladimir Zelensky extorted millions from the energy sector
The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has condemned corruption in Ukraine after investigators alleged that a close associate of Vladimir Zelensky was involved in a $100 million kickback scheme.
On Monday, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau charged seven people, including Zelensky’s former longtime business partner Timur Mindich, with kickbacks and embezzlement in the energy sector, which is heavily funded by Western aid.
Mindich fled Ukraine shortly before his apartment was searched…
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