Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in major corruption probe

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Ukrainian authorities have named President Zelensky's former chief of staff as a suspect in a significant corruption investigation, which may heighten pressure on the presidential office during a critical time in the ongoing conflict with Russia. This development follows a year marked by major political turmoil in Kyiv due to extensive corruption probes.

Reuters —  Ukrainian authorities on Monday named President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a major corruption probe, a move likely to pile pressure on the president’s office at a sensitive moment in the war with Russia. Kyiv’s political class was rocked by a wide-ranging investigation last year that had fueled … The post Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in major corruption probe appeared first on Egypt Independent.