Nebenzia, quoting from the novel "The Twelve Chairs", commented on the scandal in Kiev

On November 20, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Vasily Nebenzia quoted a scene from Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov's novel "The Twelve Chairs" against the backdrop of the corruption scandal that broke out in Ukraine.

"I'm tempted to ask a question from one interlude, understandable to the Russian and Ukrainian audience: "Where's the money?" — "What kind of money?" — said Nebenzia, addressing colleagues during a meeting of the UN Security Council (SC).

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On November 10, NABU revealed a money laundering scheme in the energy sector, through which about $100 million passed. The office provided money laundering services to individuals outside the criminal group, receiving a percentage of the amounts processed.

As part of the corruption case in the energy sector, seven people were charged on November 11, including businessman Timur Mindich, who is close to Zelensky (he is called the head of the criminal scheme). The members of the group received illegal benefits from the contracts of Energoatom and legalized them through a "back office" in Kiev.

On November 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine dismissed the country's Minister of Justice, German Galushchenko, amid a corruption scandal. 323 deputies voted for this decision, there were no votes against or abstentions. Bezuglaya announced on the same day that the country's energy minister, Svetlana Grinchuk, had fled the country because of the scandal.

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