Ukraine war briefing: New political turmoil in Kyiv as prosecutor general resigns

Key Points:

• Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, resigned amid corruption investigations involving illegal call centres and money laundering, though he denies any wrongdoing; raids uncovered a network protecting scam call centres and laundering millions.
• Ukraine faces ongoing security challenges with recent shootouts between intelligence agencies, leadership changes in the military, and renewed Russian attacks on Kyiv causing casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.
• Russia indicated potential willingness to resume trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the US, with Western officials noting a new openness to negotiations following Russian elections, though details remain uncertain.
• Ukraine conducted drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and processing facilities in multiple regions, causing casualties and damage, while a Russian attack damaged a British American Tobacco plant in northern Ukraine.
• The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine had its external power restored after weeks relying on emergency generators, with repairs completed during an IAEA-brokered ceasefire; meanwhile, Latvia plans steep tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain amid transit disputes.