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17-year-old's UK teen provokes unprecedented Kremlin sanctions - video

UK schoolboy Alexander Browder exposed cryptocurrency schemes enabling Russia to launder billions of dollars, prompting the Kremlin to impose unprecedented personal sanctions on him, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported in an extensive piece on June 22.

22 June, 01:01 PM

Ukraine money-laundering cases rose nearly fivefold over six years

Ukraine registered 1,344 criminal offenses in 2025 involving the laundering of assets obtained through crime. That was 3.4 times more than in 2021 and nearly five times more than in 2019.*

19 June, 04:01 PM

Viktor Orbán accused of ordering raid on Ukrainian cash convoy

The seizure of Ukrainian Oschadbank cash-in-transit officers and funds in March 2026 was a personal decision by then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and there were insufficient legal grounds for the operation, according to an investigation by Telex published on June 3.

3 June, 04:11 PM

Yermak’s lawyer says talks with fortune-teller were personal

Igor Fomin, the lawyer representing former presidential office head Andriy Yermak in court, said that Yermak did speak with an astrologer but the conversations were personal and took place after he left government service.

15 May, 10:18 PM

Chervinskyy explains insistence on testifying against Yermak

Roman Chervinskyy, a former senior officer with Ukraine’s SBU security service, told NV that he asked to be a witness in the case against former presidential office head Andriy Yermak to provide additional details about Yermak’s alleged corruption.

15 May, 12:20 AM

Veteran throws egg at Yermak after court hearing

Viktor Lakhno, a Ukrainian veteran who spent time in Russian captivity, threw an egg at former presidential office head Andriy Yermak on May 14, Ukrainian outlet Slidstvo.Info reported.

14 May, 10:56 PM

Yermak to remain in custody after bail not posted in full

Andriy Yermak, the former head of Ukraine’s presidential office, will remain in custody after supporters failed to post his bail in full on May 14, journalist Mykhailo Tkach of Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources.

14 May, 07:58 PM

Yermak says he didn’t ask Zelenskyy for support

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak did not ask the president for support in fighting money laundering charges in court, Yermak said on May 13.

13 May, 11:45 PM

Yermak denies consulting psychics on government appointments

Andriy Yermak, the former head of the President’s Office, insists he did not seek advice from fortune-tellers before recommending government appointments to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

13 May, 08:37 PM

Yermak denies corruption charges in court, cites lacking evidence

Former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak told the High Anti-Corruption Court that he denies money laundering charges made against him by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Suspilne public broadcaster reported on May 12.

12 May, 11:19 PM

NABU charges Yermak with money laundering

The National Anti‑Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have charged former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak with money laundering, the agencies announced on May 11.

11 May, 10:41 PM

Ex-energy minister Halushchenko’s detention extended to June

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court extended the pretrial detention of former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko until June 12, 2026, while leaving the bail amount unchanged at 200 million hryvnias ($4.6 million), public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

15 April, 03:51 PM

Former Ukrainian MP and banker Zhevago charged in France

Ukrainian businessman Kostiantyn Zhevago, currently living in France, has been presented with new charges in person, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on March 19.

20 March, 12:08 AM

Ukraine's top military psychiatrist suspected of laundering $1 million

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service pressed new charges against chief military psychiatrist Oleh Druz for laundering nearly $1 million through purchases of elite real estate and premium-class cars registered to close relatives, the SBU reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 07:36 PM

SAPO seeks custody with bail for ex-energy minister Halushchenko

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office prosecutors will ask the High Anti-Corruption Court to place former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko in custody with an alternative bail of 425 million hryvnias ($9.8 million), SAPO spokesperson Olha Postoliuk told the Ukrinform news agency on Feb. 17.

17 February, 11:25 AM

NABU notifies ex-Energy Minister Halushchenko of suspicion in Midas case

NABU and SAPO have notified former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko of suspicion in the high-profile "Midas" corruption case, the agency's press service reported on Feb. 16.

16 February, 09:18 AM

Kazakhstan busts $14B Russia-linked laundering scheme

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that about $14 billion was moved through one of the country’s banks in what he described as an outrageous case of suspected financial misconduct, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 28.

29 January, 09:31 AM

French police seize gold and cash from former Ukrainian top prosecutor

French police discovered several kilograms of gold, tens of thousands of euros, and 18 luxury watches in a search of former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Sviatoslav Piskun’s villa, ZN.UA wrote on Dec. 22.

23 December 2025, 12:20 PM

EU to add Russia to blacklist for money laundering and terrorism financing

The European Union will add Russia to its blacklist of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing. Politico reported on Dec. 3, citing two EU officials and a document it reviewed.

3 December 2025, 08:46 PM

Mindich ‘influenced’ Halushchenko and Umerov, prosecution says

Tymur Mindich, a businessman and longtime associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, exerted undue influence over then-energy and defense ministers (Herman Halushchenko and Rustem Umerov, respectively), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) asserted in court on Nov. 11.

11 November 2025, 10:41 PM

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