A Ukrainian lawyer specialising in graft says criminal justice is a drawn-out process but hopes change is on the way.
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Kyiv, Ukraine – In late 2025, Ukraine was shaken by a major corruption scandal centred on the state energy sector, raising uncomfortable questions for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the country fights Russia’s invasion.
The investigation – often referred to as Operation Midas and led by Ukraine’s anticorruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) – focused on allegations that senior figures and business associates linked to the president were involved in a scheme to siphon off tens of millions of dollars through inflated contracts and kickbacks tied to Energoatom, the state company that oversees Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
