The German automaker BMW on Dec. 22 announced that it had uncovered irregularites in car exports from its Hanover branch to Russia and subsequently dismissed employees who were involved. The announcement confirms a report from the news outlet Business Insider, said that over 100 luxury cars had been delivered to Russian buyers despite ongoing sanctions. […]

A Ukrainian lawmaker has been charged with illegally enriching herself by more than Hr 20 million ($485,000), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) said on Oct. 17. While SAPO did not name the individual in question, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources, that it was Iryna Allakhverdiieva from President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party. […]