Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky is battling the deepest crisis of his presidency after a money-laundering probe named members of his inner circle, including an associate accused of living in “golden toilet” luxury, a former government official has claimed.

Denis Pushilin, the top Russian-backed official in Donetsk, said an attack by Ukrainian strike drones on energy infrastructure had left roughly 500,000 people without power across several districts. Work was continuing to restore the electricity supply, Pushilin wrote on Telegram.

The revelations are a remarkable reversal for the Ukrainian president, who once presented himself as a leader who would clean up the country’s politics.

The visit is part of the Ukrainian president's tour of his western allies that saw him seal an energy deal with Greece on Sunday and will include a visit to Spain on Tuesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced an overhaul of state-owned energy companies, after a corruption scandal at the heart of a sector battered by Russian attacks sparked a public outrcy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ordered sanctions on a former business partner at the heart of a corruption scandal that has sparked outrage in a nation exhausted by nearly four years of war.

Marco Rubio’s comments suggest that there is little chance (at least for now) of high-level diplomacy between Russia and the U.S. ushering in a ceasefire, leaving Russian and Ukrainian forces to slog through another bitter and deadly winter on the front lines.

Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, a day after his national security chief announced progress in negotiations.