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...
By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Luke Harding in Kyiv · The Guardian World
President to overhaul state energy firms after $100m kickback scheme alleged by anti-corruption investigators Volodymyr 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...