This follows Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency detaining five people and identifying seven other suspects in a major graft investigation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for the removal of Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers amid a wide-reaching corruption scandal involving the state nuclear power company.
“Among other things, this is a matter of trust,” Zelenskyy said in a video statement on his Telegram channel as he urged the prime minister to remove Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk.
He said he is asking members of parliament to support this decision.
The announcement came after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency said Tuesday it has detained five people and identified seven other suspects in a major graft investigation involving alleged kickbacks worth around $100 million in the energy sector.
