Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates in a press conference in Berlin on April 14, 2026.Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images

Kyiv’s corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy’s EU push – POLITICO

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The timing couldn’t be worse for Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

Just as the Ukrainian president is pushing to secure rapid EU membership for Ukraine, a deepening corruption scandal in Kyiv is undermining his case that the country is ready to join. 

On Monday, prosecutors charged Andriy Yermak — once one of Zelenskyy’s closest confidantes — with corruption and money laundering.