In late October, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detained the internal affairs minister’s son, Oleksandr Avakov. Allegedly, he was indicted in a corruption scheme that cost the Ukrainian budget over 14 million hrv (about $520,000 U.S.). The younger Avakov and two other senior officials at the Ministry of Internal Affairs were accused of...
Brewing threat of worsening tensions between Poroshenko and Avakov
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor6 Mins Read