The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) has ordered a preventive measure in the form of 6 million hryvnia in bail for Olga Stefanyishyna, the former Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and former Ambassador to the U.S., who is suspected of illicit enrichment.
“A preventive measure in the form of bail set at 6 million hryvnias has been imposed on the suspect,” the HACC told the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday.
“Suspilne” reported on its Telegram channel that the suspect is also required to appear when summoned by NABU investigators, report any change of residence, and refrain from communicating with witnesses in the case.
“Stefanyishyna is suspected of illicit enrichment and making false declarations. According to investigators, she failed to declare two apartments in Kyiv, expenses for their renovation, housing rent, use of a Mercedes-Benz, as well as payments for plane tickets and her mother’s medical treatment,” the “Suspilne” report states.
According to Radio Svoboda, the prosecutor’s office requested that Stefanyishyna be granted bail in the amount of 13.3 million hryvnias.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Action Center (ACAC) reported that NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) had served Stefanyishyna with a new charge.
Subsequently, the ACC provided details regarding the charges against Stefanyishyna. “The case involves illegal enrichment. Specifically, the SAPO prosecutor cites instances of property purchases made by other individuals on the suspect’s behalf,” the statement reads.
According to the ACC, Stefanyishyna failed to declare two one-bedroom apartments, cash she spent on renovating the apartments, her mother’s medical treatment, airline tickets, and the rent for another apartment. She also failed to declare her use of a Mercedes registered to a subordinate.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have not issued an official statement on the matter.
After the information was made public, Stefanyishyna commented on the allegations of illicit enrichment, emphasizing that she had “publicly and in detail addressed the issue of real estate over a year ago” and that she “had nothing to hide.”
“Since the beginning of my tenure as ambassador, the media has periodically raised questions about procedural actions by certain law enforcement agencies in which my name is mentioned. I’ll be brief and to the point. Any procedural actions are part of the lawful work of the law enforcement system and do not constitute a finding of guilt. I view these events calmly and without undue emotion, and the fuss surrounding this story is more like a storm in a teacup. I commented publicly and in considerable detail on a significant portion of the issues appearing in the media—particularly those concerning real estate—over a year ago,” she wrote on Facebook.
In July, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko (European Solidarity faction) reported that the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) had opened a criminal case against Stefanyishyna. She is suspected of abuse of power or official position, resulting in serious consequences (Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The case was opened on June 11, 2025.
On June 4, “Ukrainska Pravda” published an investigation stating that the National Agency for Finding and Managing Assets (ARMA) had selected a company to manage the Trade Union House in Kyiv that may be linked to Stefanyishyna’s family, specifically her ex-husband. According to the investigation, this is already the fourth valuable asset that the same company has received.
Stefanyishyna stated that she is not involved in her ex-husband’s activities, complained about media pressure, and emphasized that she has no conflict of interest regarding ARMA. In turn, ARMA Chair Olena Duma stated that the individuals mentioned in the media have no ties to ARMA or to participants in the competitive selection procedures for managers of seized assets.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree relieving Olga Stefanishyna of her duties as Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States.
The corresponding decree, No. 696/2026, has been published on the president’s website.
In a Facebook post, Stefanishyna announced that she had decided to step down as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States due to personal circumstances.
“This is my own decision, dictated by personal circumstances that I have mentioned previously,” she noted.
According to Stefanyishyna, representing Ukraine in Washington during a full-scale war was the greatest honor of her life.
At the same time, the diplomat emphasized that the main tasks she came to Washington to accomplish have been fulfilled. In particular, she said, she succeeded in increasing U.S. arms supplies and maintaining support for Ukraine amid changes in the U.S. political landscape, enshrining that support in law, and shifting Ukraine’s role “from a country that receives aid to a country in which investments are made and whose technologies are purchased.”
Stefanyishyna also stated that she would comment separately and publicly on issues that have recently been raised in the media, and assured that she would continue to work for the benefit of Ukraine “wherever she can be of use.”
Olga Stefanyishyna was born on October 29, 1985, in Odesa. In 2008, she graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in international law and as an English translator; in 2016, she received a specialist degree in finance and credit from Odesa National Economic University.
From 2006 to 2007, she worked in private legal practice. Since 2007, she has worked at the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, where she held positions in departments responsible for European integration and international law. From 2017 to 2019, she headed the Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration at the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
In June 2020, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Stefanyishyna as Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine and included her in the National Security and Defense Council.
In 2021, Stefanyishyna was appointed to the Political Council of the “Servant of the People” party.
In 2024, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Stefanyishyna as Minister of Justice of Ukraine following the dismissal of Denys Malyuska. She retained her position as Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
In July 2025, Stefanyishyna lost her positions as Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister following the resignation of Denys Shmyhal’s government. Subsequently, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed her as the President of Ukraine’s Representative for the Development of Cooperation with the United States, and in August 2025, as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States.
On July 23, 2026, Zelenskyy announced that he had offered Yulia Svyrydenko the position of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine.
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