Diplomat Oleh Shamshur stated this on Espreso TV."If everything that NABU detectives have uncovered is true, and the presented facts and evidence look convincing, then this will undoubtedly negatively affect support for Ukraine in many dimensions.Firstly, those who did not want to help Ukraine will seize this opportunity and use it as an argument to reduce or even completely stop aid, citing that resources are being used for enrichment and inefficiently.Secondly, these same forces, as well as Russia, can disseminate this information in the information sphere and try to influence Western societies to lower the level of support for Ukraine. The dynamics there are already difficult, and it is obvious that this could be used to further worsen the situation," Shamshur noted.According to the diplomat, quick and decisive measures are currently needed to avoid a deep political and social crisis in Ukraine and to minimize reputational losses resulting from these disgraceful dealings."Of course, this is a serious stain on the president's suit and his team. Undoubtedly, this will be taken into account, and it is a negative factor. But I want to emphasize that at this critical moment, it is very important that our Western partners clearly understand: what is at stake is not the fate of Zelenskyy and his team, but the fate of Ukraine and Europe," Shamshur stressed.BackgroundOn November 10, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported that an exposed criminal organization had been operating in the energy sector and systematically receiving improper benefits from Energoatom's counterparties—amounting to 10% to 15% of the value of concluded contracts. The scheme was informally named the "barrier.""The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are conducting a large-scale operation to expose corruption in the energy sector. 15 months of work and 1000 hours of audio recordings. The activities of a high-level criminal organization have been documented," stated the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.On the same day, Ukrainska Pravda reported: detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrived on the morning of November 10 to conduct searches at the premises of Timur Mindich, a co-owner of the Kvartal 95 studio and an associate of Zelenskyy. The businessman himself had left the territory of Ukraine shortly before this. Later, searches were conducted at the premises of the Minister of Justice, Herman Halushchenko.Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau also established that the criminal group laundered approximately $100 million in illegally obtained funds. This took place on premises belonging to the former lawmaker and current Russian senator, Andrii Derkach.At the same time, the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, created a commission to conduct an internal investigation into a possible data leak in the energy corruption case.Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that government officials must work with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to achieve results in the detectives' investigation into energy corruption.On November 11, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced notices of suspicion to seven individuals in the energy sector corruption case and detained five of the figures involved.