{"id":2570358,"date":"2026-02-16T11:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-charges-former-energy-minister-in-corruption-case\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:40:12","slug":"ukraine-charges-former-energy-minister-in-corruption-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-charges-former-energy-minister-in-corruption-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine charges former energy minister in corruption case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-charges-former-energy-minister-in-corruption-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukraine has charged former energy minister German Galushchenko with money laundering and participation in a criminal association in connection with a broad corruption case centered on energoatom,the state-owned nuclear company. The charges, announced by the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office (SAPO), followed his arrest as he attempted to flee the country.Prosecutors say more than $7 million was moved to foreign accounts linked to Galushchenko\u2019s wife and four children, with funds used for elite education in Switzerland and other deposits from which the family benefited. Galushchenko, who served as energy minister from 2021 to 2025 and was justice minister last year before resigning amid a separate $100 million kickback scandal, is accused of involvement in a kickback scheme within Energoatom as part of the so\u2011called Operation Midas. The examination also implicates high\u2011level figures connected to government and business interests, including Tymur Mindich, a partner of Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s Kvartal 95 troupe, who reportedly obtained up to 15% of contract value and fled to Israel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ukraine charges former energy minister in connection to wide-ranging corruption case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2493469\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine&rsquo;s<\/a> former justice and energy minister was charged Monday in connection with a sweeping money laundering <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3887393\/european-allies-reaffirm-military-support-ukraine-kyiv-launches-corruption-audit\/\">scheme<\/a>, months after he resigned from office over the scandal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>German Galushchenko was &ldquo;exposed for money laundering and participation in a criminal organization,&rdquo; according to the country&rsquo;s two leading anti-corruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office. The charges came a day after Galushchenko was arrested trying to leave the country. They revolve around a kickback scheme in the country&rsquo;s public energy sector, involving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nabu.gov.ua\/en\/news\/koruptciia-v-energetytci-posadovytciu-fili-energoatomu-vykryto-na-systematychnomu-khabarnytctvi\/\">Energoatom<\/a>, a state-owned nuclear power company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458871\/netanyahu-dismantling-nuclear-equipment-us-iran-deal\/\">Netanyahu calls for dismantling of nuclear equipment in US-Iran deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458593\/second-round-us-iran-talks-next-week-geneva\/\">Second round of US-Iran nuclear talks set for next week in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458566\/thousands-rally-munich-against-iran-regime\/\">Thousands rally in Munich against Iran regime before second round of nuclear talks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>NABU said more than $7 million had been transferred to foreign accounts naming Galushchenko&rsquo;s wife and four children as beneficiaries.&nbsp;Some was spent on educating the children at elite schools in Switzerland, and some was placed in &ldquo;a deposit, from which the family of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-ranking official received additional income<\/a> and spent it on their own needs,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-pm-of-pakistan-arrested-by-paramilitary-troops\/\" title=\"Ex-PM of Pakistan detained by paramilitary forces.\">anti-corruption agency<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Galushchenko served as energy minister from 2021 through 2025. He became Ukraine&rsquo;s justice minister last year, before resigning in November after being implicated in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3884036\/top-ukrainian-officials-removed-office-100-million-dollar-corruption-scandal\/\">$100 million kickback scheme<\/a> involving senior officials.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458445\/zelensky-ceasefire-russians-if-they-do-elections-in-munich-plea\/\">ZELENSKY OFFERS TO GIVE RUSSIANS A CEASEFIRE &lsquo;IF THEY DO ELECTIONS&rsquo; IN MUNICH SPEECH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the scandal is Energoatom, entangled in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-allies-reaffirm-military-support-for-ukraine-as-kyiv-launches-corruption-audit\/\" title=\"European allies reaffirm military support for ... as Kyiv launches corruption audit\">alleged 0 million kickback scheme<\/a>. Former deputy prime minister Oleksiy Chernyshov was also identified in the &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nabu.gov.ua\/en\/news\/operatciia-midas-vykryto-vysokorivnevu-zlochynnu-organizatciiu-shcho-diiala-u-sferi-energetyky\/\">Operation Midas<\/a>&rdquo; case, with the state auditors determining that a high-level criminal organization comprising government officials and businessmen infiltrated the company to launder money and secure benefits illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;Midas investigation has also centered on a key business partner of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\">Volodymyr Zelensky&rsquo;s<\/a> before he became president. Tymur Mindich, the co-owner of the Kvartal 95 comedy troupe that Zelensky co-founded, was heavily involved in the kickback scheme, according to authorities, in which contractors for Energoatom allegedly had to pay <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nabu.gov.ua\/en\/news\/operatciia-midas-vykryto-vysokorivnevu-zlochynnu-organizatciiu-shcho-diiala-u-sferi-energetyky\/\">up to 15%<\/a> of the contract value to receive payment for services rendered. Mindich fled the country in November 2025 and was filmed by the <em>Ukrainian Truth<\/em> news outlet in Israel, according to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine charges ex-energy minister in major graft case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2570359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP23172624013170.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5375,8773,4486,8521,6991],"class_list":["post-2570358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-case","tag-corruption","tag-energy","tag-minister","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP23172624013170.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570358"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570362,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570358\/revisions\/2570362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}