Ukrainian opposition initiates Cabinet dismissal amid energy sector corruption

EuroSolidarity demands a response from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the searches.

The party argues that ignoring the situation could cause Ukraine to lose the trust of partners and international support.

EuroSolidarity stressed that it is calling for a “policy change” and urged fellow MPs to sign on to the Cabinet’s dismissal.

“We are launching the procedure to remove the government—unprofessional and corrupt," the statement wrote.

"Our goal is effective governance, social unity, and partners’ trust. We call on all colleagues in parliament who recognize the threats to the state to sign the Cabinet’s dismissal for the sake of forming a government of national salvation.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier responded to NABU’s exposure of a large-scale corruption scheme at Energoatom. He emphasized that transparency at the energy company is a priority and that everyone involved must be held accountable.

On Nov. 10, SAPO said it was initiating an internal probe into a possible leak of information in the energy corruption case.

Also on November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reported that together with the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) it is conducting a “large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector,” including a series of high-profile searches.

Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported searches involving former energy minister and current justice minister Herman Halushchenko, as well as at Energoatom.

According to two NV law enforcement sources, the searches at Halushchenko’s locations are part of the same case as those involving businessman Tymur Mindich, a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio, as earlier reported by Ukrainska Pravda. The outlet said Mindich left Ukraine a few hours before the searches.

NABU said it documented the activities of a “high-level criminal organization,” allegedly led by a “well-known businessman.”

According to NABU, exposing the scheme required 15 months of work and 1,000 hours of audio recordings. The bureau said it is now conducting final searches in the nearly year-and-a-half-long Operation Midas.