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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv in October. One of the figures implicated in a $100-million corruption scandal is a long-time member of the President’s inner circle.

There’s never a good time for a scandal that forces the resignation of two cabinet ministers and calls into question the credibility of a government. But the timing of the corruption allegations rocking Ukraine’s wartime leadership could hardly be worse.

The country’s military is slowly losing ground to the invading Russian army, with videos emerging this week of small groups of enemy forces entering the key frontline city of Pokrovsk after a 15-month battle. Relentless air strikes targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities have caused prolonged blackouts in recent weeks, as the fourth

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