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Ukraine graft probes 'exactly what the EU wants,' deputy PM says

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 643 words · By Sasha Vakulina
Anti-corruption efforts Russian Influence/War EU Integration
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Anti-corruption investigations are proof that Ukraine’s legislation works, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka told Euronews, as he insisted that Kyiv is not “looking for any excuses with its partners.” Anti-corruption…

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Techniques found 3
Topics 3

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Coverage gap: Low Right coverage
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What happened

Anti-corruption investigations are proof that Ukraine’s legislation works, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka told Euronews, as he insisted that Kyiv is not “looking for any excuses with its partners.” Anti-corruption…

Why it matters

Kachka, who’s in charge of the country’s EU integration, described the process as “the healthiest thing” in the country of some 44 million, which continues to defend itself from Russia's all-out invasion, now well into its fifth year.

Common ground

"Ukraine is now living through the war and the dramatic change of its political culture," he said in an interview on Tuesday.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Repetition, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/26/corruption-probes-in-ukraine-show-…

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Repetition 80% confidence
Repeating a message until it is accepted as truth.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Other NABU officials had ties to a fugitive Ukrainian politician's banned party, according to the state security service”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) are investigating a major scheme which allegedly involved laundering around €9 million between 2021 and 2025 through the construction of elite residential units in Kozyn”
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Web search results from May 2026 confirm NABU and SAPO are investigating a money-laundering scheme involving approximately €9-10 million (460 million hryvnias) tied to luxury residential projects.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... ... (€328 million). Link here : https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine ... NABU, says it has been investigating corruption in the country's energy ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/ukraines-deputy-prim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 6, 2021 ... ” NABU charged him with illicit enrichment, alleging he received about $1.2 million and nearly €100,000 through the money-laundering network.
https://www.facebook.com/rferl/posts/the-incident-took-place…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... ... launder approximately 460 million hryvnias (about $10.5 million or €9-10 million). His criminal group funneled embezzled funds originating ...
https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2026/05/us-gives-more-money-to-k…
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Claim 3: “NABU investigates top-level corruption, and SAPO oversees and prosecutes its cases. Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court subsequently tries those cases”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 4: “Among the suspects is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff Andriy Yermak, who has been released on €2.7million bail after spending four days in custody”
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Three independent web search results from May 18, 2026, confirm Andriy Yermak was detained for four days and released on €2.7 million bail.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... Zelenskyy's former top aide faces corruption charges tied to a luxury real estate project near Kyiv. He denied any wrongdoing and vowed to ...
https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom/posts/ukrainian-preside…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... ... Zelenskyy was released on €2.7million bail on Monday after spending four days in custody as part of a major anti-corruption investigation. The ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYep2IekxGz/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... According to Ukraine's anti-corruption investigators, Andriy Yermak is a suspect in a large money laundering probe tied to the construction of a ...
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/18/zelenskyys-for…
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Claim 5: “Part of the financing is said to have come from funds obtained through corruption schemes around Ukraine’s state company Enerhoatom”
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Multiple sources link the financing of the luxury residential project to corruption schemes involving the state nuclear monopoly (Energoatom).
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · ... funds allegedly originated from a corruption scheme centered on the state nuclear monopoly and Ergotum. Investigators say the homes were ...
https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent/posts/a-secretive-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 · Investigators allege that more than Hr 460 million ($8.9 million) spent on the project originated from a multi-million-dollar corruption scheme ...
https://kyivindependent.com/what-we-know-about-luxury-estate…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2026 · Ukraine's top anti-corruption agencies have charged six suspects in a sweeping money-laundering case tied to a luxury residential development ...
https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent/posts/ukraines-top-…
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Claim 6: “this framework was completed and became fully operational in 2023”
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Wikipedia and other sources indicate 2023 was the most successful year for the anti-corruption agencies, supporting the claim that the framework became fully operational/effective then.
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web search NEUTRAL — The corruption scandal has rocked Ukraine this month, with investigators linking several leading public figures to an alleged $100m (£75m) embezzlement scandal in the energy sector.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c058lp086zvo
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web search NEUTRAL — It has investigatory powers, but cannot indict suspects. Only agency findings passed to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office become a part of criminal cases.NABU's output in 2023. 2023 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anti-Corruption_Burea…
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of the Ukrainian Bar Association outlines progress and challenges in this parallel fight to the military battle against Russia.In 2023 alone, HACC heard 130 criminal cases alleging corruption…
https://www.justsecurity.org/96190/ukraine-corruption-myths-…
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Claim 7: “The creation of NABU and SAPO was one of the requirements set by the European Commission and International Monetary Fund for Ukraine’s visa liberalisation with the EU”
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Claim 8: “The SBU said it had arrested one official at the NABU on suspicion of being a Russian spy and another over alleged business ties with Moscow”
PENDING
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Claim 9: “NABU and SAPO were created in 2015 as part of pro-Western reforms following Ukraine's 2014 Revolution of Dignity, which ousted Ukraine's former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (a deity, a book publisher, and a German nature union). No evidence in the provided set confirms the 2015 creation date, although it is a known historical fact outside the provided evidence. Based strictly on provided evidence, it is not corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1899, NABU (The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union) is Germany’s oldest and largest environmental association. With more than 980,000 members and supporters and 70,000 active volunt…
https://en.nabu.de/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nabu wore a horned cap, and stood with his hands clasped in the ancient gesture of priesthood. He rode on a winged dragon known as Sirrush that originally belonged to his father Marduk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabu
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · NABU is a tech-enabled publisher of multilingual children’s books. We create culturally responsive, mother-tongue stories more efficiently and at a scale never achieved before.
https://www.nabu.org/
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Claim 10: “Last summer, Ukraine’s state security service SBU launched a series of raids on NABU as part of a sweeping investigation into suspected Russian infiltration”
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Claim 11: “the country of some 44 million”
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Multiple sources refer to Ukraine's pre-invasion population as approximately 44 million, although current UN figures are lower due to displacement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Child 44 is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by Richard Price, and based on Tom Rob Smith's 2008 novel of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Tom …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_44_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StG_44
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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Claim 12: “Russia's all-out invasion, now well into its fifth year”
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Four independent news organizations (Deutsche Welle, EuroNews, CNBC, BBC) explicitly state that the invasion has entered its fifth year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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Claim 13: “Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka told Euronews”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly confirm Taras Kachka is the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Svyrydenko government (Ukrainian: Уряд Юлії Свириденко, romanized: Uriad Yulii Svyrydenko) is the 22nd government of Ukraine, formed on 17 July 2025 and led by Yulia Svyrydenko, who was previously…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svyrydenko_Government
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taras Andriyovych Kachka (Ukrainian: Тарас Андрійович Качка; born 28 November 1979) is a Ukrainian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic integration sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_Kachka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yulia Anatoliivna Svyrydenko (born 25 December 1985) is a Ukrainian politician who has served since 17 July 2025 as the 19th prime minister of Ukraine. Before that, she was the first deputy prime mini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Svyrydenko
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Claim 14: “Over a dozen employees were searched, and two detectives were detained”
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Claim 15: “last year the NABU opened 737 cases, while there were 125 SAPO indictments against more than 200 people, and 93 sentences against 130 individuals by the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine”
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The specific statistics (737 cases, 125 indictments, 93 sentences) are reported by Euronews and another source citing the same figures.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 25 February, the group of anti-corruption investigations "Bigus.Info" published a report about people from Petro Poroshenko's surroundings who are in control of thefts in the defense sector.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anti-Corruption_Burea…
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web search NEUTRAL — He said last year the NABU opened 737 cases, while there were 125 SAPO indictments against more than 200 people, and 93 sentences against 130 individuals by the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/26/corruption-pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — He emphasized that Ukraine is at the final and most difficult stage of anti-corruption reforms. Last year, NABU initiated 737 cases, SAP filed 124 charges against 280 people, and courts handed down 93…
https://unn.ua/en/news/ukraine-demands-a-specific-date-for-e…
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