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Zelenskyy Demands Resignation of Justice and Energy Ministers Over Energoatom Corruption Scandal
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the resignation of the country’s justice and energy ministers following an investigation into a corruption scheme involving the state nuclear energy company Energoatom, he announced on Telegram on November 12.
“I believe that the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Energy cannot remain in their positions. This is an issue of trust,” Zelenskyy said. “If there are accusations, they must be answered. I have asked the Prime Minister to ensure that resignation statements are submitted by these ministers, and I ask the Verkhovna Rada to support them.”
The president also said he will sign a decree imposing sanctions on two individuals named in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) case related to Energoatom.
“Soon, the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) will adopt a decision on sanctions following a submission by the Cabinet of Ministers,” Zelenskyy added, emphasizing that the situation “must now be resolved in the legal sphere.”
Zelenskyy condemned the alleged corruption uncovered in the country’s nuclear energy sector, calling it unacceptable during wartime.
“Right now, everyone in Ukraine is facing extraordinary hardship — we are enduring power outages, Russian strikes, and losses,” he said. “It is absolutely abnormal that there are still any schemes in the energy sector.”
He described the decision to remove the ministers as “an operational and necessary step” to restore public trust and demonstrate accountability within the government.
The NABU investigation targets a corruption network inside Energoatom—Ukraine’s largest electricity producer, which operates all of the country’s nuclear power plants. The probe centers on alleged mismanagement and embezzlement within the company’s procurement operations, though specific details have not yet been made public.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Parliament unanimously approved a presidential bill restoring the full independence of the country’s top anti-corruption bodies—NABU and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
