Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton expressed this opinion in an interview with Espreso TV."I think that the issue of corruption in Ukraine has a political dimension, both within the country and in the United States. Many of those who oppose providing aid to Ukraine refer to corruption as a basis for refusing support amid the Russian invasion. That is why it is important to have confidence in the integrity of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and in the fact that President Zelenskyy is truly fulfilling his campaign promise to fight corruption," remarked the former Trump advisor.In his belief, the United States should help Ukraine in these efforts not for political influence, but to strengthen confidence that the anti-corruption steps of the Ukrainian government are serious and consistent."A lot will depend on how events unfold on the battlefield. I am convinced that a very strong bipartisan support for continuing and even expanding aid to Ukraine remains in Congress — both through cooperation with NATO and directly with the government in Kyiv. Despite all the talk about scandals and how much time they take from the political agenda in the U.S., it is worth remembering that the level of support for Ukraine in Congress remains high. One would hope that the internal political processes in America will not shake this support," Bolton summarized.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.