Kolomoisky questioned Mindich's involvement in a corruption scheme in Ukraine

The corruption scheme in Ukraine was developed not by entrepreneur Timur Mindich, but by the people who stood behind him. This was announced on November 16 by the Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky (listed as a terrorist and extremist by Rosfinmonitoring).

"He's an idiot. Well, what is attributed to him is that he is not a mafia leader at all," the Ukrainian newspaper Strana quotes him as saying.ua" in his Telegram channel.

According to him, Mindich did not have the capabilities to create such complex mechanisms. The oligarch stressed that the scheme was invented by higher-ranking figures who subsequently "framed" the entrepreneur.

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Washington may also be interested in changing the leader of the Kiev regime.

On the same day, Kolomoisky predicted the end of the political career of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky after the corruption scandal in the energy sector.

The Financial Times (FT) newspaper said yesterday that the corruption scandal in Ukraine has dealt one of the most sensitive blows to the Ukrainian leadership and personally to the president of the country. According to the newspaper, Zelensky is trying to distance himself from the defendants in the case, especially from his longtime friend and ally Mindich, but this, according to analysts, is unlikely to fix the situation.

On the same day, Politico reported that senior Ukrainian officials were trying to reassure their Western partners. As the situation began to deteriorate rapidly, the Ukrainian authorities announced a number of high-profile government resignations and personnel changes at state-owned energy companies. Thus, Kiev seeks to demonstrate to its allies that it is able to quickly restore order within the governing structures.

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