Zelenskyy Says NABU Has No Questions for Him Amid Corruption Scandals Surrounding His Office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has no questions for him personally, as he addressed a series of corruption-related scandals involving people in and around his administration.

“There are no questions from NABU to me. They understand that I am not involved in anything like that,” Zelenskyy said while commenting on allegations surrounding members of his political circle.

The president also addressed the dismissal and subsequent criminal proceedings involving Iryna Mudra, a former deputy head of the Office of the President.

Zelenskyy said he did not possess more information about the NABU case against Mudra than had already become publicly available. However, he said the information he had received immediately after searches were conducted was sufficient for him to act.

“I had enough details to dismiss her,” Zelenskyy said, adding that he had heard reports concerning certain actions, whether real or potential, but declined to discuss them publicly.

According to the president, the information made public was sufficient to dismiss Mudra as well as another employee of the relevant department. He said that if additional information emerges, his administration would respond accordingly.

The remarks come amid continuing political scrutiny of corruption allegations involving officials close to the Ukrainian leadership. The cases have renewed questions about accountability within the presidential administration and the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions.

At the same time, an important legal point concerns the president himself. During the creation of NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), legislation established protections limiting the ability of anti-corruption bodies to investigate a sitting president while in office.

This safeguard was incorporated into Ukraine’s law governing NABU. Supporters have viewed such provisions as protection against politically motivated investigations, while critics have argued that restrictions on investigating a sitting president can create accountability gaps at the highest level of government.

Zelenskyy’s comments therefore come against a politically sensitive backdrop: while he says anti-corruption authorities have no questions for him, the legal framework governing their powers places specific limits on investigations involving the sitting head of state.

EMPR