Fox News host Bret Baier put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the spot Monday, confronting him with questions about corruption allegations swirling around Kyiv as the United States continues to bankroll Ukraine’s war effort.
Zelenskyy met Sunday with President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss a proposed 20-point peace plan, after which Trump said they joined multiple European leaders on follow-up calls during a joint press conference. As talks between the two presidents moved forward, Baier pressed Zelenskyy during an interview on “Special Report with Bret Baier” about lingering concerns over corruption, citing raids tied to an alleged $100 million kickback scheme and criminal charges against senior Ukrainian officials.
“You had, in recent days, Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency raided government offices in parliament, tied to this $100 million kickback scheme involving members tied to you. There were five suspects, including your ally, Timur Mindich, as well as your justice minister, who were charged last month with money laundering,” Baier said to Zelenskyy. “And then you had anti-corruption officers raid the home of your former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. He has not been charged, but he did resign. This is happening. So what do you say to people about the concern about corruption inside Ukraine today?”
Zelenskyy defended his government’s record and said those institutions are independent. He also said investigators act on their own authority and pursue cases regardless of personal or political proximity to him.
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