Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

A former energy minister in Ukraine has been detained while attempting to leave the country.



German Galushchenko, who was forced out of his government role last year after being among officials named in a corruption scandal, was reportedly apprehended while on a train leaving Ukraine.



It is unclear where he intended to travel to.



He was one of several government figures implicated in an alleged $100m (£75m) embezzlement scheme in November.



The scandal threatened to engulf Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration, which swept to power before Russia's full-scale invasion on the promise to root out corruption.



Zelensky's chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak - his closest adviser throughout the war - resigned after his home was searched.



Neither the president nor Yermak have been accused of any wrongdoing.



The scandal has, however, increased pressure from the US to hold elections, which have been suspended since the start of the war in 2022 due to provisions in Ukraine's constitution.