(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that anyone involved in corruption would be held accountable, and vowed the country's nuclear power operator would be run free from graft. "
Zelenskiy Promises Accountability for Corruption in Ukraine's Energy Sector
Zelenskiy's Commitment to Anti-Corruption
(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that anyone involved in corruption would be held accountable, and vowed the country's nuclear power operator would be run free from graft.
Legal Actions Against Corruption
"Everyone who put together a corrupt scheme must receive a clear legal response. There must be criminal verdicts," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address, commenting on an investigation into a kickback scheme in Ukraine's energy sector.
Importance of Clean Governance in Energy
"The inevitability of punishment is needed ... Energoatom currently provides Ukraine with the largest share of power generation. Cleanliness within the company is a priority. As it is in the energy sector and every industry."
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar)
