Ukraine’s president said he will head to Turkey for possible talks with the chief White House envoy involved in talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year-old war on Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to overhaul the country’s scandal-ridden energy sector as he looks to stem outrage following accusations of widespread corruption that have included an old friend and former business partner.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey in an effort to boost flagging peace talks as pressure grows on the Ukrainian leader and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, over a corruption scandal.

The head of Ukraine's leading anti-corruption agency says pressure on the investigation into the country's explosive corruption scandal was discussed in "high offices," as a major political crisis builds around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.