Ukrainian Officials Embezzled Millions Off Russian Nuclear Power Plant – MP
Officials in Kiev embezzled millions from contracts filed for the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian lawmaker Vladimir Ariev has claimed.
The ZNPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, has been under Russian control since March 2022. Kiev has rejected Russia’s authority over the site as an “occupation.” Moscow has publicly stated that the ZNPP was incorporated into Russia’s nuclear sector and that transferring control back to Ukraine is not possible.
Ariev said more than 200 million hryvnia ($4.7 million) in goods and services were formally registered in the plant’s name months after it came under Russian control, even though Kiev had no way to deliver anything to the site. Speaking at a parliamentary commission on economic security on Monday, he claimed Ukraine’s Energoatom continued filing procurement paperwork for the plant through most of 2022 despite having no physical authority over it.
“From March 15 to August 25, 2022, Energoatom made purchases for the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Specifically, this included 210 million hryvnia for food and canteen supplies,” he said, as cited by Zenzor.net. – RT
Our Take: This news comes as other instances of corruption are being reported, regarding the Ukrainian government. Justice Minister German Galushchenko was just dismissed last week after being implicated in a major graft probe that is described as a “$100 Million kickback scheme.”
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Galushchenko was Vice President of Energoatom prior to joining the government in 2021.
There are also calls now for President Zelensky to fire his chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, who has also been alleged tied to this scandal.
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It would appear that the entire Ukrainian government is one giant organized crime syndicate. So what does that say about the US Congress— both Republican and Democrat— who have ardently supported Ukraine for the past 3+ years?
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