Zelenskyy faces fallout from graft scandal

UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is grappling with the fallout from allegations in a major corruption scandal that has engulfed his administration, while European Union officials warned that Ukraine must crack down on graft but offered assurances that the flow of financial aid won't stop as Kyiv strains to hold back Russia’s invasion.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed European concerns about corruption in Ukraine when he spoke by phone with Zelenskyy on Thursday. Merz “underlined the German government’s expectation that Ukraine press ahead energetically with fighting corruption and further reforms, particularly in the area of the rule of law,” Merz’s office said ina statement. Zelenskyy, the statement said, promised “full transparency, long-term support for the independent anti-corruption authorities and quick further measures in order to win back t