"The investigation has prompted questions about what the country's highest officials knew of the scheme. It has also awakened memories of Zelenskyy's attempt last summer to curtail Ukraine's anti-corruption watchdogs. He backtracked after widespread street protests in Ukraine and pressure from the EU to address entrenched corruption."Source: EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal CBC Canada, 13 November 2025
"...critics increasingly accusing Zelensky of overstepping his powers — using martial law and wartime conditions not just for national defence, but to sideline political rivals.
"The backlash intensified after masked, heavily armed agents from Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) raided the Kharkiv home of prominent anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin last Friday, confiscating phones, laptops, and tablets.
"SBI investigators and armed personnel also searched the Kyiv residence of former infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, seizing his mobile phone and other electronic devices. Officials said that both operations were part of ongoing corruption inquiries."
Source: Why Zelensky is under fire over 'corrupt authoritarianism' iNews, UK, 19 July 2025.
VIDEO - "MEPs slammed the deepening corruption scandal in Ukraine as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended her controversial “reparations loan” plan in Brussels. The debate erupted after shocking findings in Kyiv’s anti-corruption probe — including a gilded toilet and millions in U.S. cash — led to key ministerial resignations. With billions already sent to Ukraine, critics say Brussels risks losing credibility and investor confidence. As Zelensky’s inner circle faces investigations, Europe's unity — and its strategy for funding Kyiv — is being tested like never before."
Source: ON CAM: Zelensky SHAMED OPENLY In EU Parliament; Ursula Watches In Shock | Ukraine Graft Scandal Ondre Dostál, MEP from Slovakia speaking at the EU Parliament, an other MEPs, via Times of India, 13 November 2025.
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Wow. This doesn’t look good for the Zelensky regime at all.
Ukraine desperately needs a regime change, but are there any honest people who can lead?
No wonder so many slimy American politicians have been so chummy with Saint Z.