Ukraine lawmaker faces court over alleged $250,000 sanctions arrangement
A case against a lawmaker accused of promising to initiate National Security and Defense Council sanctions against a rival company for $250,000 has been sent to court, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, or NABU, reported. Case materials indicate that the lawmaker is Anna Skorokhod.
A Ukrainian lawmaker, Anna Skorokhod, faces court over allegations that she promised to arrange sanctions against a rival company for $250,000, according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The case, reported by NABU, centers around a criminal group allegedly led by Skorokhod, which offered a service to arrange sanctions against a rival company for the stated sum.
After receiving half the amount, the group reportedly claimed they would forward the money to the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), but were unable to secure a council official's agreement, NABU stated. Additionally, NABU and Ukraine's Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a search at Skorokhod's residence on December 5, 2025, uncovering a criminal group allegedly headed by the lawmaker.
Skorokhod and her aide allegedly sought to offer a business representative $250,000 for arranging sanctions against a rival company, involving several intermediaries, but no funds were transferred to the NSDC. On December 7, the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered one of Skorokhod's alleged accomplices to remain in custody, with bail set at 4.5 million hryvnias.
Skorokhod denied the photographs NABU released were accurate, claiming they were "fabricated." On December 15, the High Anti-Corruption Court heard a motion to seize Skorokhod's property. Skorokhod posted bail for her on December 14.
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