US, Russian defense ministers speak about war against Ukraine.

Specifically, suspects in the Energoatom corruption case have discussed who should be appointed to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko's Cabinet and whether Justice Minister Halushchenko should be appointed as ambassador to the U.S.

Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of a large-scale corruption case into Energoatom involving Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Kyiv Independent’s Jared Goyette sat down with Brazilian volunteer fighter Everson Neves about his experience of fighting for Ukraine and the growing concerns over South American soldiers and their possible links to organized crime.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the document, signed during his visit to Russia, would "open a new era in bilateral relations" between Moscow and Astana.

Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov was financing a construction of high-end houses near Kyiv. The money he spent was obtained through the energy corruption scheme now rocking Ukraine, the Bihus.info investigative journalism project reported on Nov. 12.

After talking to Rubio at the G7 meeting in Canada, Sybiha praised Trump's "peace efforts and very effective energy sanctions against Russia."

The two are implicated in the $100 million corruption scandal centered on the state-owned nuclear power company Energoatom, which has rocked the country since Monday.

A separate branch of Ukraine's Armed Forces dedicated to unmanned systems was formed in 2024.

The comments follow reporting by the Financial Times (FT) that British national security advisor Jonathan Powell tried to open a backchannel with Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov earlier this year.

A 55-year-old resident of Crimea, the alleged organizer of terrorist attacks, has been charged in absentia.