Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine's ex-defense minister demands elections
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed one of his senior aides on Wednesday after anti-corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office as a suspect in a money-laundering case.
- Investigators gave few details about the case, saying only that it involved a group of people alleged to have laundered money.
- Zelenskyy was not implicated in the investigation, but the case threatened to draw him into another political crisis.
- The developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister called for national elections despite Russia’s more than four-year invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed one of his senior aides on Wednesday after anti-corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office as a suspect in a money-laundering case. The move came as the investigation added pressure on Zelenskyy’s government.
Investigators released few details about the case, saying only that it involved a group of people alleged to have laundered money. Zelenskyy was not implicated, but the matter raised the prospect of another political crisis for his administration.
The developments followed calls for national elections from Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister the previous day. The demand came despite Russia’s full-scale invasion, which has now lasted more than four years.
泽连斯基在贪腐调查中解职一名高级助手 乌克兰前国防部长要求举行选举
乌克兰总统泽连斯基周三解职了一名高级助手。此前，反腐调查人员将总统办公室一名副主任列为洗钱案嫌疑人，这也让泽连斯基政府承受新的压力。
调查人员对案件披露不多，只表示这起案件涉及一群被指控洗钱的人。泽连斯基本人没有被牵涉其中，但此事使其政府面临再度出现政治危机的可能。
这些进展发生在乌克兰最近被解职的国防部长前一天呼吁举行全国选举之后。尽管俄罗斯的全面入侵已持续四年多，他仍提出了这一要求。