1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced plans to strengthen control over state-owned companies, following an ongoing corruption scandal in the energy sector involving around $100 million.
2. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and another entity have initiated an investigation into these allegations, with reports suggesting that an entrepreneur close to Zelenskyy is also under scrutiny.
3. As Russian forces intensify attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing rolling blackouts, Zelenskyy aims to assuage concerns by implementing audit processes and tightening controls in state-owned companies, as urged by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders.