‘Golden toilet’ scandal: Zelenskyy faces deepest crisis yet as allies accused in $100M wartime scheme

Ukrainian person Volodymyr Zelenskyy is battling the deepest situation of his presidency aft a money-laundering probe named members of his interior circle, including an subordinate accused of surviving successful "golden toilet" luxury, a erstwhile authorities authoritative has claimed.

Their comments came arsenic the president faces scrutiny implicit the probe that agencies said Monday involves associates allegedly linked to a crippled to siphon astir $100 cardinal from Ukraine’s vigor assemblage during the warfare with Russia.

"Ukrainians don't person immoderate information to combat present due to the fact that of tremendous quality rights violations and besides due to the fact that of this corruption present exposed," the erstwhile authoritative told Fox News Digital, nether information of anonymity.

FORMER ZELENSKYY ASSOCIATE ACCUSED IN $100 MILLION EMBEZZLEMENT SCHEME

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

"People wrong the state are already seeing this corruption and this is conscionable portion of the corrupt swamp. Zelenskyy is portion of the problem," they claimed.

Since Russia’s penetration successful 2022, Ukraine’s fiscal strategy has travel nether scrutiny and present immoderate Ukrainians are accused of taking kickbacks from projects meant to support vigor plants during wartime, prompting nationalist outrage and undermining religion successful government.

"This wealth laundering appeared to person been going connected since 2022 and determination were a batch of radical who tried to halt this," the erstwhile authoritative said.

"Some accidental Zelenskyy was alert of these schemes and that helium had approved them," they claimed.

"There was besides suspicion that wealth ended up successful accounts overseas that benefited Zelenskyy and his interior circle," they said.

FLASHBACK: WHAT HAPPENED THE PREVIOUS TIME ZELENSKYY MET WITH TRUMP IN THE OVAL OFFICE

Over 15 months, a sweeping probe dubbed "Operation Midas" by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) uncovered the schemes.

In 1 large Energoatom probe targeting Ukraine’s authorities atomic powerfulness institution and its vigor contracts, businessman Tymur Mindich was named. 

Mindich co-owned the amusement institution Kvartal 95 with the president and, according to The Kyiv Independent, Mindich was alleged to beryllium the ringleader of that network.

The Financial Times besides reported that investigators recovered bags of currency and a gold-plated toilet successful 1 of the bathrooms of his apartment.

TOP UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS IN ZELENSKYY GOVERNMENT SUBMIT RESIGNATIONS AMID $100 MILLION CORRUPTION SCANDAL

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands alongside different authorities officials successful a video posted to societal media, vowing to support the state from a Russian invasion.  (Armed Forces of Ukraine)

"They were introduced galore years agone and were moving the concern of 95 Kvartal, which includes movie accumulation and galore different amusement genres," the erstwhile authoritative claimed.

"Tymur had an flat with aureate toilets that was successful the aforesaid gathering arsenic Zelenskyy's, and successful 2021 Zelenskyy celebrated his day successful Tymur's apartment," they said.

Another fig nether investigation, Oleksiy Chernyshov, is simply a erstwhile lawman premier minister.

"He was besides precise adjacent to the family, and helium utilized to clasp positions successful the Zelenskyy authorities since 2019, and helium has been accused of maltreatment of office," the erstwhile authoritative alleged.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STAYS SILENT AS MASSIVE UKRAINE CORRUPTION SCANDAL ROCKS ZELENSKYY'S INNER CIRCLE

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seen speaking during his inauguration ceremonial astatine the Ukrainian parliament. (Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket)

"Chernyshov started gathering big, 3 oregon 4 immense houses successful their astir luxury spot successful Kyiv."

So far, successful his nightly code connected Nov. 10, Zelenskyy said:

"Everyone who enactment unneurotic a corrupt strategy indispensable person a wide ineligible response. There indispensable beryllium transgression verdicts."

He stressed the value of accountability successful the vigor assemblage and said that keeping Energoatom cleanable from graft is simply a priority.

ZELENSKYY MOVES TO 'CLEAN UP' UKRAINE'S ENERGY SECTOR AS CORRUPTION SCANDAL ROCKS LEADERSHIP 

The Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for their preliminary talks successful 2022.  (Sergei Kholodilin/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

Zelenskyy also praised the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s efforts, saying,

"Any effectual actions against corruption are precise needed. The inevitability of punishment is necessary."

"Zelenskyy is utilizing his bonzer PR endowment and volition not measurement down successful this probe," the erstwhile authoritative claimed. "Zelenskyy is not the benignant of idiosyncratic who feels shame adjacent if there’s a corruption probe… Zelenskyy has got everything from this war. He had a vertical of power, an unbreakable image, each the attraction of the media. To some, helium truly depends connected this and money," they added.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

"Many Ukrainians judge successful Donald Trump now, due to the fact that he's the lone idiosyncratic who really changed the communicative and changed the mode this warfare is going," the authoritative said. "If not [for] Donald Trump we would not beryllium talking astir bid contiguous astatine all, and each time of warfare is destroying Ukraine."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Zelenskyy's bureau for comment.