Former Ukraine Envoy to US Stefanishyna Receives New Corruption Notice of Suspicion

Former Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and ex-Ambassador to the US Olha Stefanishyna has received a new notice of suspicion from Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities, Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday. The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is considering a request to impose a preventive measure on Stefanishyna, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing sources familiar with the case.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The exact nature of the allegations has not been publicly disclosed by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) or the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Stefanishyna’s lawyers requested that the court hearing be held behind closed doors, the report said. The development comes shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Stefanishyna as Ukraine’s ambassador to the US on Aug. 3. Stefanishyna said she had decided to step down herself, adding that the main tasks she had been assigned in Washington had been completed. Previous investigation The new suspicion appears linked to an investigation opened by SAPO in July 2025 following a report by Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda. At the time, prosecutors launched proceedings over possible abuses by Stefanishyna but did not issue any notices of suspicion. Lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said the investigation concerned possible abuse of office that allegedly “caused serious consequences” under Article 364 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code. Other Topics of Interest What Zelensky’s 40-Day Oil Campaign Achieved – and What It Didn’t Russia’s strategic depth – the assumption that its refineries, its budget, and its own annexed peninsula sat safely behind the front line – no longer holds. Ukrainska Pravda also reported that individuals connected to Stefanishyna had obtained management rights through Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) over several large properties, including the Trade Unions Building on Kyiv’s Independence Square. Earlier “Lukash case” Stefanishyna’s name has previously appeared in another corruption investigation. In 2019, she received a notice of suspicion in the so-called “Lukash case,” linked to her work at Ukraine’s Justice Ministry under former Justice Minister Olena Lukash. Investigators alleged possible embezzlement of state funds during a tender for research into Ukrainian legislation. Court proceedings in that case are ongoing. NABU and SAPO have not yet released details of the new suspicion against Stefanishyna. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.