00:01Ola Stefanashina, who was dismissed as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States earlier this
00:06week, is under investigation for alleged illegal enrichment and failure to declare assets.
00:12Prosecutors said Stefanashina, who previously served as deputy prime minister before taking
00:18up the ambassador post, allegedly concealed two apartments and other assets worth about
00:23US$310,000 that could not have been acquired through her official income alone. Authorities
00:30did not identify Stefanashina by name, in line with Ukrainian law, but referred to the position
00:36she held during the period of the alleged offenses from early 2024 to mid-2025. Stefanashina denied
00:44any wrongdoing in a Facebook post on Tuesday, saying she had nothing to hide. Her dismissal
00:50comes amid a wider shake-up of Ukraine's senior leadership, including changes involving
00:56the prime minister and defense minister, which have unsettled the country's political establishment.
01:01President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Stefanashina earlier this week following her resignation.
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