November 14, 2025
Fraud scandal shakes Ukraine
. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ordered sanctions against a former business partner at the center of a corruption scandal that has angered a nation exhausted by nearly four years of war. The sanctions on Zelensky’s alleged friend came a day after he asked two ministers to resign in a bid to distance himself from allies involved in a massive money-laundering scheme. Anti-graft authorities said the scheme drove $100 million in funds from the energy sector, which has been hit by Moscow’s attacks, resulting in catastrophic blackouts. Investigators had named Timur Mindich, a 46-year-old businessman known to have






