UKRAINE - The Corruption Plot

Timur Mindich, one of President Volodymyr Zelensky's closest associates, was among the seven people charged as part of a major corruption probe, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) announced on Nov. 11.
According to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the group "set up a major corruption scheme to control key state-owned enterprises," including Energoatom, Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy agency.
According to the Kyiv Independent sources in law enforcement, the NABU conducted searches in Kyiv in premises connected to Mindich on Nov. 10, but he was tipped off and had fled before the searches took place.
Zelensky responded to the scandal with a veiled comment, praising the Anti-Corruption Bureau's efforts against corruption.
"Any effective actions against corruption are very needed. The inevitability of punishment is necessary," he said in his evening address, without naming Mindich or others involved.
Mindich is the co-owner of Kvartal 95, a production company founded by the president.
Six other individuals allegedly involved in the scheme have also been charged in the same case, while five have been detained, according to the agency.
Mindich remains at large.