Inside the corruption investigation engulfing Zelensky allies in the Ukrainian government | BBC News

Ukraine has been rocked by a major corruption scandal surrounding the country’s energy sector, amidst ongoing Russian attacks on electricity infrastructure. An alleged $100m scheme, involving money laundering and kick backs, has led to the resignation of senior ministers and engulfed prominent allies of Volodymyr Zelensky.

But despite the president’s public backing of the probe, questions are being asked about what government officials knew, just months after mass protests against controversial attempts to curb the independence of state anti-corruption bodies.

This week, Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko are joined by Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse, and BBC Verify’s Olga Robinson. They discuss the fallout from the fifteen-month investigation, and answer all of your questions.

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