Ukraine

As Russia continues its grinding offensive and Ukraine braces for another winter of war, the European Union remains paralysed over a seemingly straightforward decision: whether to use 140 billion euros (A$250 billion) in frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv. Officially, the delay is about legal caution and financial liability. But…

The co-owner of the TV company Zelensky founded has also been accused in the scandal. The justice minister of Ukraine was suspended on Wednesday after there was an investigation into a $100 million kickback operation in the energy sector of the country. The scandal has fueled backlash against Ukraine's leadership…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on Nov. 3, 2025. Photo by Andrea Rosa /AP Article content Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced an overhaul of state-owned energy companies, after a corruption scandal at the heart of a sector battered by Russian attacks sparked…

KYIV, Ukraine — As explosions boomed and smoke blanketed Ukraine’s capital early Friday, it was the same old fear for Nadiia Chakrygina. Like clockwork, she got her three children — Tymur, 13, Elina, 9, and 9-month-old Diana — out of bed and into a basement, where they waited, some asleep,…

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Crux Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (Nov. 13) ordered sanctions on an associate and former business partner at the heart of a massive corruption scandal that has sparked outrage in a nation exhausted by nearly four years of war.The sanctions on a supposed friend of the Ukrainian leader came…

Reuters FILE PHOTO: The IMF before the arrival of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund will soon begin a staff mission to Ukraine…

European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country's ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as Kyiv strains to hold back…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure cause rolling blackouts ahead of winter, a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state-owned nuclear power company has put top officials under scrutiny. It’s fast becoming one of the most significant government crises since Moscow’s full-scale invasion,…

After one of Russia’s most severe series of energy attacks, Ukraine carried out targeted strikes on Russian border regions. Drone attacks on Russian power plants and substations left tens of thousands temporarily without electricity, with winter approaching. The operation may have been a response to Russia’s earlier strikes that disrupted…