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"Zelenskyy ally arrested trying to flee Ukraine as massive corruption probe deepens. Ukrainian president's loss of control over Operation Midas infuriates him, source tells Fox News Digital.
Ukraine’s former energy minister was detained Sunday after authorities removed him from a train at the border as he allegedly attempted to flee the country, a source has confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"This essentially means that because he tried to cross, the president has lost some control here."
Halushchenko was one of several ministers who resigned in 2025 as NABU uncovered what it described as the massive money-laundering scheme orchestrated by Tymur Mindich, also an ally of Zelenskyy.
The source also said since Halushchenko was considered an "unofficial but direct subordinate" of Zelenskyy, this latest arrest will prove difficult for Ukraine's leader.
"Halushchenko had been [an] (unofficial but direct) subordinate to Zelenskyy, so if his corruption is proven then it will be hard to convince people the president knew nothing," they said.
"With the corruption probes, Zelenskyy loses control and this infuriates him," the source added.
The developments come as Zelenskyy continues to navigate Ukraine’s war with Russia.
The source described high emotion inside the Ukraine parliament with Zelenskyy's "stress rising" in the wake of Herman Halushchenko's arrest.
"Recently Zelenskyy became angry over initiatives in parliament that were not pushed through, and he shouted and threatened parliamentarians," the source said."
"This week he appeared quite emotionally uncontrollable and almost aggressive behind the camera, so some parliamentarians have seen his stress rise many times recently – and more than pre-war levels," they said."
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