A scandal, involving kickbacks at Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, has revived concerns about European money being siphoned off by graft instead of helping fight Russia.

As Russia’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure causing rolling blackouts ahead of winter, a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state-owned nuclear power company has put top officials under scrutiny.

On November 12 Russia launched at least three attacks on the Kholodnohirskyi district of the city. Russian forces launched a missile strike on a logistics company warehouse in central Kharkiv on Wednesday morning,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government are caught up in a corruption scandal as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth winter. Two ministers from Zelenskyy’s Cabinet have resigned just a few days into the investigation while a close ally has been sanctioned.

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.

Ukraine is facing a major corruption scandal in its energy sector, triggering ministerial resignations and allegations against a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky, as anti-graft agencies uncover a $100 million embezzlement scheme.

Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Washington to supply the weapons to strike oil and energy facilities deep inside Russia.

We asked Professor Paul Bracken, an expert in nuclear strategy, what’s behind the posturing and what test explosions would mean for the world.