{"id":318353,"date":"2026-02-16T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-ex-energy-minister-detained-while-trying-to-leave-country-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:00:35","slug":"ukraines-ex-energy-minister-detained-while-trying-to-leave-country-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-ex-energy-minister-detained-while-trying-to-leave-country-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s ex-energy minister detained while trying to leave country | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rtrYLLyyUp4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while trying to leave country | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rtrYLLyyUp4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A former energy minister in Ukraine has been detained while attempting to leave the country, authorities have said.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of several government figures implicated in an alleged $100m (\u00a375m) embezzlement scheme in November.<\/p>\n<p>The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (Nabu) said in a statement on Sunday that its detectives had detained the former energy minister &quot;while crossing the state border&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Zelensky #Galushchenko #Ukraine #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former energy minister in Ukraine has been detained while attempting to leave the country, authorities have said. 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. 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