{"id":12307,"date":"2026-02-15T20:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12307"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:09:16","slug":"ukraines-ex-energy-minister-arrested-while-trying-to-cross-border-corruption-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12307","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s ex-energy minister arrested while trying to cross border | Corruption News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>German Galushchenko was detained by Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption bureau while trying to leave the country.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) says it has arrested the country\u2019s former energy minister, German Galushchenko, who resigned in November amid a massive corruption scandal, as he tried to cross Ukraine\u2019s border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, while crossing the state border, NABU detectives have detained the former Minister of Energy as part of the \u2018Midas\u2019 case,\u201d the NABU said in a statement.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>It did not name Galushchenko in its statement, but he served as the country\u2019s energy minister last year and resigned in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitial investigative proceedings are ongoing, carried out in accordance with the requirements of the law and court sanctions. Details to follow,\u201d the NABU added.<\/p>\n<p>Galushchenko was one of several ministers who resigned in 2025 as the NABU unveiled an alleged money-laundering conspiracy in the country\u2019s energy sector that investigators believe was orchestrated by an ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ukraine\u2019s Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office (SAPO), the alleged $100m scheme was orchestrated by businessman Timur Mindich.<\/p>\n<p>SAPO\u2019s investigators say Galushchenko helped Mindich manage illicit financial flows in the energy sector, while contractors working with Energoatom were forced to pay bribes of 10 to 15 percent to avoid losing contracts or facing payment delays.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s previous two energy ministers had resigned amid the fallout from the scandal, which \u2060also claimed the job of Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>The two ministers \u2060and the chief of staff \u2060have all denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Battling corruption is a key priority in Ukraine\u2019s reform effort as it eyes membership in the European Union, \u200cwhich requires the country to shake off a decades-old scourge of graft.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in recent weeks have targeted lawmakers, \u200cformer Prime \u200cMinister Yulia Tymoshenko and a former presidential adviser over various charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Galushchenko was detained by Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption bureau while trying to leave the country. 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