Zelensky Sanctions Ally Over Graft, Russia Alleges Ukraine Plot To Kill Putin’s Spiritual Adviser|4k

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday (Nov. 13) ordered sanctions on an associate and former business partner at the heart of a massive corruption scandal that has sparked outrage in a nation exhausted by nearly four years of war.The sanctions on a supposed friend of the Ukrainian leader came a day after Zelensky asked two ministers to resign, distancing himself from allies implicated in a giant money-laundering scheme.Anti-graft officers have said the scheme saw $100 million in funds from the energy sector — battered by Moscow’s attacks — siphoned off.Investigators had named Timur Mindich — a 46-year-old businessman known to have close ties with Zelensky — as the mastermind.Zelensky’s office published a decree imposing “personal special economic” sanctions on Mindich and another businessman, Oleksandr Tsukermann.It ordered their assets to be frozen, state awards revoked and restrictions on their travel and business activities.n18oc_crux | n18oc_world 0:00 INTRODUCTION2:40 GERMANY “CONCERNED,” US “RUNNING OUT OF RUSSIA SANCTIONS”4:10 “RUSSIA COUNTING ON COMMON SENSE…”7:15 FSB CLAIMS KYIV TRIED TO ASSASSINATE PUTIN’S SPIRITUAL AIDE