Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has issued one of his starkest warnings of the war, condemning what he called a destructive network of corruption uncovered within Ukraine’s energy sector.
In his weekly video message, delivered in the 196th week of the Russian invasion, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said the revelations had caused “anguish” across the country as investigators alleged that officials siphoned off about $100 million from state-owned energy companies.
“Our law enforcement agencies have uncovered a criminal corruption scheme that was destroying Ukraine’s energy system,” he said. “We share the pain of our society and, fulfilling the prophetic role of the Church, we consistently denounce and condemn the phenomenon we call corruption.”
