The corruption scandal engulfing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government has quickly eclipsed the uplifting cheer issuing from the European Union’s recent commendations for Ukraine’s progress toward joining the bloc. On Nov. 12, the country’s energy and justice ministers stepped down in the wake of a wide-ranging investigation into corruption in the energy sector. Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency charged eight individuals with abuse of office, bribery, and illicit enrichment,