Former Ukrainian top diplomat charged with stealing foreign donations
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on July 27 that it had charged a former top Foreign Ministry official with embezzling Hr 37 million ($1.28 million) in foreign donations intended to support Ukraine.
- The funds were subsequently laundered by the official and his alleged accomplices, according to the bureau.
- Specifically, the NABU charged Oleksandr Bankov, who served as the ministry’s state secretary from 2020 to 2024, and a former head of Bankov’s office who currently serves as a diplomat.
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- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on July 27 that it had charged a former top Foreign Ministry official with embezzling Hr 37 million ($1.28 million) in foreign donations intended to support Ukraine.
- The funds were subsequently laundered by the official and his alleged accomplices, according to the bureau.
- Specifically, the NABU charged Oleksandr Bankov, who served as the ministry’s state secretary from 2020 to 2024, and a former head of Bankov’s office who currently serves as a diplomat.
Sources: Kyiv Independent