Venislavskyi: no decisions on the leadership of the Presidential Office
18 November 18:24
Fedir Venislavsky, a member of the parliamentary committee on national security, defense and intelligence, told [Komersant ] that he had no information about possible personnel decisions regarding the leadership of the Presidential Office.
“I have no such information. There are demands to consider the issue of the Office’s leadership, that’s for sure. But I do not know whether he will dismiss or appoint someone,” Venislavsky said.
According to him, this issue “does not concern the Verkhovna Rada” and belongs exclusively to the powers of the president.
“There are some requirements in this regard, but I have no specific decisions,” the MP added.
At the same time, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko said that the Verkhovna Rada is allegedly talking about the possible dismissal of the head of the OP Andriy Yermak this Thursday. He named Oksana Markarova, former Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, as a possible candidate for his replacement.
What is known about corruption at Energoatom?
on November 10, the NABU announced the exposure of a corruption scheme at Energoatom, which included current and former energy officials. The criminals received undue benefits from the company’s contractors in the amount of 10-15% of the value of contracts, using the so-called “barrier” scheme to control payments and the status of suppliers.
The scheme involved a former deputy head of the State Property Fund, who became an advisor to the Minister of Energy, and a former law enforcement officer, who was the executive director of physical protection at Energoatom. Law enforcement officers found that the actual management of a strategic enterprise with an annual revenue of over UAH 200 billion was carried out by unauthorized persons without formal authority.
In addition, the NABU uncovered the “Legalization” scheme, in which a Kyiv office associated with the family of former Russian MP Andrii Derkach laundered money through a network of non-resident companies. About $100 million passed through this scheme, keeping “black books” and issuing cash outside of Ukraine.
According to MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak, the members of the criminal organization identified so far include:
- former advisor to the Minister of Energy Ihor Myroniuk;
- dmytro Basov, Executive Director for Physical Protection and Security of Energoatom JSC;
- businessman and head of the criminal organization Timur Mindich;
- four people – employees of the back office for money laundering.
At the same time, NABU reported only on searches at Energoatom, without mentioning Mindich or Halushchenko.
For his part, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the need for transparency at Energoatom and the inevitability of punishment for corruption schemes in the energy sector.
Ukraine has also launched an audit of 60 state-owned enterprises. This large-scale audit aims to increase transparency, improve management efficiency, and identify potential abuses in the most critical state-owned assets.
