KYIV (Feb 16): A Ukrainian former energy minister has been detained as a suspect in a high-profile kickback case for crimes such as moneylaundering and participation in criminal activity, anti-graft prosecutors said on Monday, but did not name him. Ukraine's previous two energy ministers resigned amid fallout from the so-called "Midas" case, centred on an alleged US$100 million (RM390.11 million) kickback scheme at the state atomic agency that ensnared senior officials and business elites, including a former associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. "We are talking about the former energy minister of Ukraine (2021 to 2025)," special anti-graft prosecutors said on the Telegram messaging app. The former minister was detained over the weekend while attempting to leave Ukraine, the prosecutors said. Materials obtained in Ukraine and through international cooperation with the competent authorities of a number of countries furnished the basis for its conclusion, the bureau added.

Source: The Edge Markets February 16, 2026 07:02 UTC