"Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have said they are conducting searches at the home of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's powerful chief aide and lead negotiator in the latest round of peace talks, Andriy Yermak. Journalists filmed about 10 investigators entering Kyiv's government quarter in a widening of the investigation into a nuclear energy kickback scandal allegedly run by an associate of the Ukrainian president who has fled the country."
"The scandal first emerged earlier in November, but after days of damaging revelations, it dropped down the news agenda when Donald Trump unexpectedly released a pro-Russian 28-point peace plan. But Friday's developments will thrust the scandal back into the spotlight just as Ukraine had been carefully wooing the White House on a 19-point counterproposal, with Yermak fronting talks in Geneva with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio."
Nabu and the specialised anti-corruption prosecutor's office Sapo are carrying out investigative actions and searches at the home of Andriy Yermak and at the head of the presidential office. Journalists filmed about ten investigators entering Kyiv's government quarter as the probe widened into an alleged nuclear energy kickback scandal tied to an associate who has fled the country. Yermak confirmed the searches, said investigators were granted full access to his apartment, and stated that his lawyers were on site and cooperating fully. Investigators allege insiders received 10-15% kickbacks from commercial partners of Energoatom. Timur Mindich, an old friend and business partner linked to Kvartal 95, is implicated.
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