Zelenskyy urges parliament to oust prosecutor general over graft turmoil

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged parliament to quickly remove Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko over corruption investigationsKYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged parliament Monday to move quickly on ousting Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, as a series of graft investigations pushed tensions to a new high.Kravchenko submitted his resignation last week, calling it a “conscious political decision,” after a corruption investigation reached his office. Investigators have accused one of his subordinates of running a fraud scheme, though Kravchenko himself has not been charged or named a suspect.Various corruption scandals have hurt Zelenskyy’s approval ratings at a time when Ukraine is still fighting for survival against Russia's 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion. On Monday, Kravchenko said he had issued a formal notice of investigation of Semen Kryvonos, who leads the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), one of the agencies that had examined his office’s conduct.Kravchenko also posted a video on Telegram accusing Kryvonos of using fraudulent means to escape accountability for a corruption-related offense dating back to 2008.Kravchenko'...