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Key Zelensky Ally Accused Of $100 Million Corruption Scheme
Ukrainian investigators on Tuesday accused a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky of orchestrating a $100 million corruption scheme, as a major standoff over graft in the war-torn country escalates.
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Ukraine Uncovers Major Drone Procurement Corruption Scheme
Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme that procured military drones and signal jamming systems at inflated prices, two days after the agencies' independence was restored following major protests.
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Ukrainian Minister Arrested For Taking Bribe Worth Half A Million Dollars
A Ukrainian deputy energy minister accused of taking a bribe worth half a million dollars has been arrested along with three alleged accomplices, Ukraine's SBU Security Service said on Monday.
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Russia Arrests Top General On Corruption Charges: Report
In the latest in the sequence of purges in the country's top offices, the deputy head of the army's general staff, Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, was arrested on suspicion of large-scale bribe-taking, Al Jazeera reported.
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Amid War With Russia, Ukraine Uncovers $40 Million Fraud In Weapons Procurement
Ukraine's SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country's military totalling the equivalent of about $40 million.
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Ukraine To Replace Defence Minister After Corruption Scandals
Ukraine's defence minister will be preplaced by the chief of the military intelligence ahead of an expected Russian offensive and following corruption scandals, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday.
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Senior Ukrainian Officials Resign Amid Corruption Allegations
Several senior Ukrainian officials resigned on Tuesday in the biggest leadership shakeup of the war with Russia so far, in what an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky called an answer to public calls for "justice".
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UK Sanctions Putin's Financial Network Including His Ex Wife And Alleged Girlfriend
Britain on Friday sanctioned 12 members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "inner circle" accused of hiding corrupt riches in return for influential state positions.
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Ukraine Lawmaker, Involved In Probe, Found Dead In Taxi, Police Say "Fell Ill"
A Ukrainian lawmaker involved in a probe into corruption in the defence sector fell ill and died in a taxi on Friday morning, police said, adding that a forensic examination had been ordered to establish the cause of death.
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"Urged To Tweet Support For Trump": Ex-Ukraine Envoy Testifies
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testified that she was the target of a secret plot to orchestrate her removal that involved President Donald Trump's personal attorney and Ukrainian officials suspected of fostering corruption, according to a transcript of her testimony released Monday by House impeachment investigators.
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As Feud Heats Up, Trump Says Joe Biden Was Subject Of Ukraine Call
US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he discussed former vice president Joe Biden and corruption allegations in a phone call with Ukraine's leader, adding to calls by Trump's opponents for his impeachment.
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Joe Biden In Ukraine To Push Reforms, Reaffirm US Support
US Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian leaders today to kickstart their drive against corruption and reassure them of Western support in the face of the current focus on Syria.
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Ukraine Leader Says Arrest of Oligarch Ally Just 'The Start'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Sunday that the arrest of a millionaire associate of one of the country's most powerful oligarchs was only "the start" of a fight against the corruption plaguing the ex-Soviet country.
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Close Associate of Ukraine Oligarch Arrested
A close political associate of Ukrainian multibillionaire Igor Kolomoyski was arrested Saturday as part of a crackdown on corruption and organised crime, authorities said.
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Ukraine Pledges to Fight Corruption With Key Signing
The Ukraine government on Monday signed a pledge to tackle state-sector corruption, the London-based EBRD development bank announced in a move that could win the crisis-torn country greater foreign investment.
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Key Zelensky Ally Accused Of $100 Million Corruption Scheme
Ukrainian investigators on Tuesday accused a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky of orchestrating a $100 million corruption scheme, as a major standoff over graft in the war-torn country escalates.
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Ukraine Uncovers Major Drone Procurement Corruption Scheme
Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme that procured military drones and signal jamming systems at inflated prices, two days after the agencies' independence was restored following major protests.
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Ukrainian Minister Arrested For Taking Bribe Worth Half A Million Dollars
A Ukrainian deputy energy minister accused of taking a bribe worth half a million dollars has been arrested along with three alleged accomplices, Ukraine's SBU Security Service said on Monday.
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Russia Arrests Top General On Corruption Charges: Report
In the latest in the sequence of purges in the country's top offices, the deputy head of the army's general staff, Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, was arrested on suspicion of large-scale bribe-taking, Al Jazeera reported.
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Amid War With Russia, Ukraine Uncovers $40 Million Fraud In Weapons Procurement
Ukraine's SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country's military totalling the equivalent of about $40 million.
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Ukraine To Replace Defence Minister After Corruption Scandals
Ukraine's defence minister will be preplaced by the chief of the military intelligence ahead of an expected Russian offensive and following corruption scandals, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday.
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Senior Ukrainian Officials Resign Amid Corruption Allegations
Several senior Ukrainian officials resigned on Tuesday in the biggest leadership shakeup of the war with Russia so far, in what an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky called an answer to public calls for "justice".
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UK Sanctions Putin's Financial Network Including His Ex Wife And Alleged Girlfriend
Britain on Friday sanctioned 12 members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "inner circle" accused of hiding corrupt riches in return for influential state positions.
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Ukraine Lawmaker, Involved In Probe, Found Dead In Taxi, Police Say "Fell Ill"
A Ukrainian lawmaker involved in a probe into corruption in the defence sector fell ill and died in a taxi on Friday morning, police said, adding that a forensic examination had been ordered to establish the cause of death.
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"Urged To Tweet Support For Trump": Ex-Ukraine Envoy Testifies
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testified that she was the target of a secret plot to orchestrate her removal that involved President Donald Trump's personal attorney and Ukrainian officials suspected of fostering corruption, according to a transcript of her testimony released Monday by House impeachment investigators.
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As Feud Heats Up, Trump Says Joe Biden Was Subject Of Ukraine Call
US President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he discussed former vice president Joe Biden and corruption allegations in a phone call with Ukraine's leader, adding to calls by Trump's opponents for his impeachment.
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Joe Biden In Ukraine To Push Reforms, Reaffirm US Support
US Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian leaders today to kickstart their drive against corruption and reassure them of Western support in the face of the current focus on Syria.
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Ukraine Leader Says Arrest of Oligarch Ally Just 'The Start'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Sunday that the arrest of a millionaire associate of one of the country's most powerful oligarchs was only "the start" of a fight against the corruption plaguing the ex-Soviet country.
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Close Associate of Ukraine Oligarch Arrested
A close political associate of Ukrainian multibillionaire Igor Kolomoyski was arrested Saturday as part of a crackdown on corruption and organised crime, authorities said.
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Ukraine Pledges to Fight Corruption With Key Signing
The Ukraine government on Monday signed a pledge to tackle state-sector corruption, the London-based EBRD development bank announced in a move that could win the crisis-torn country greater foreign investment.
