"The Ministry of Justice consistently adheres to the principle of zero tolerance for corruption. If guilt is established, individuals must be held accountable in accordance with the procedure established by the court," the ministry said in a statement.

The minister is providing "full assistance to law enforcement agencies to ensure a comprehensive, objective, and impartial investigation."

According to the newspaper, the unit will be formed within the European Commission's General Secretariat. The unit plans to recruit officials from across the EU intelligence community and collect intelligence for common purposes.

The board promised to convene a special meeting to "comprehensively assess the situation and determine appropriate actions." This will include initiating an independent audit of the relevant operations, as well as a comprehensive assessment of the company's internal procedures and control systems.

In October, the US and the UK imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, the two largest Russian oil companies.

According to the sources, Iraq has since suspended all payments to the company in cash and oil.

By tracking boat rental companies, phone numbers, and license plates, the Potsdam team laid the groundwork for German authorities to issue arrest warrants for three soldiers from a special Ukrainian military unit and four veteran divers, WSJ sources said.

According to the outlet, German police, prosecutors, and others familiar with the case have developed what they believe to be "a clear picture of how an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the attacks under the direct leadership of Ukraine's then-commander-in-chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi."

During the fundraiser, a total of 16 million ($762,000) was collected instead of the planned 12.5 million. So now, the remaining funds will be used to purchase other equipment for Ukraine: volunteers have launched a survey, based on the results of which they will decide what exactly to buy.

Martin Ondráček, a representative of the volunteer organization Gift for Putin, said that the missile manufacturer "met them halfway" and doubled the amount raised by the Czech public.

Over the past day, November 9, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the area of responsibility of the East grouping repelled 170 Russian assaults. On the Pokrovsk axis, they stopped 97 Russian attacks.

However, the NGO Anti-Corruption Action Center is convinced that the Security Service of Ukraine confused the Russian Republic of Dagestan with the country of Uzbekistan in the wiretap recordings.