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Ukraine agriculture minister detained in multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry
Mykola Solskyi accused of illegally seizing land worth more than $7m when he was head of major farming firm and an MP
Ukraine’s agriculture minister, Mykola Solskyi, has been detained after being named as a formal suspect in a multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry.
Blighted by corruption scandals since the fall of the Soviet Union, Kyiv has pledged to bolster its anti-graft efforts as part of its bid for EU membership.
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