Ukraine's Top Prosecutor Quits Amid Graft Scandal
Ukraine's Top Prosecutor Quits Amid Graft Scandal
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Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, offered his resignation on Monday, saying he did not want the job turned into a weapon in a political fight.
The offer landed days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies said they had uncovered a criminal organisation running fraudulent call centres that was allegedly arranged by an official inside the Prosecutor General's Office.
Kravchenko denies any involvement in the alleged scheme. Reuters called the move the latest sign of disunity in the senior ranks of Ukraine's ruling elite, more than four years into the war with Russia.
Timeline
Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war Kyiv is still fighting.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko resigns, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy endorses Naftogaz chief Sergii Koretskyi to replace her. Svyrydenko's year in office coincided with a corruption scandal involving senior figures; she was not implicated, but critics said she failed to clean house.
Zelenskiy replaces popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov just six months after appointing him. Fedorov pushed military reform but clashed with senior generals over strategy and procurement.
The anti-graft agencies NABU and SAPO announce they have uncovered a criminal organisation dealing in fraudulent call centres, allegedly arranged by an official within the Prosecutor General's Office.
Kravchenko posts his resignation offer on Telegram late in the day and asks Zelenskiy and parliament to accept it.
Reactions
"This is a political decision, and I have made it consciously. I do not want the position of Prosecutor General to be used as an instrument of political confrontation," Kravchenko said in his Telegram statement. He did not elaborate.
On the corruption allegations, he was brief: "My position regarding the accusations remains unchanged."
Kravchenko thanked Zelenskiy and the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, and asked them to accept the resignation.
What's Next
The resignation is an offer, not a done deal — Kravchenko asked the president and parliament to accept it, so the Rada's decision is the next step.
NABU and SAPO's investigation into the alleged call-centre organisation continues. The agencies have tied the scheme to an official within the Prosecutor General's Office; Kravchenko says it is not him.
More
The churn at the top of Ukraine's government has been steady this year: a new prime minister, a new defence minister, and now the country's chief prosecutor heading for the exit — all while the war with Russia grinds on.
Corruption inside Kyiv's institutions is the issue that most reliably tests Western patience with Ukraine, and the independence of NABU and SAPO has been a condition attached to outside support.
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Should Ukraine's parliament accept the prosecutor general's resignation?
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