A new global investigation dubbed "the Paradise Papers" concerns 68 Ukrainians (55 men and 13 women), according to a YouControl press release published on Tuesday, December 5, as reported by Deutsche Welle's Ukrainian service.
National Joint-Stock Company (NJSC) Naftogaz of Ukraine has begun a probe into information regarding a member of the board of its subsidiary, the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz, Serhiy Oleksiyenko, who is suspected of involvement in offshore games, according to Naftogaz's press service.
A spokesman for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's Administration says that there will be no reaction to an investigation by journalists into the creation of offshore companies to transfer Roshen Corporation to a blind trust's management, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Ukrainian language service.
As follows from the leaked documents processed in an international investigative journalism effort, contributed from the Ukrainian side by Slidstvo.Info, as the partner of the international journalist community, the legal team from the Ukrainian company Avellum, which represents the interests of President Petro Poroshenko, appealed to internationally-acclaimed Appleby, based on the Isle of Man, requesting assistance in creating an offshore company.
An offshore foundation was established in the Isle of Man early in 2016 for senior manager of a Ukrainian gas company Serhiy Oleksiyenko to siphon foreign currency abroad despite the restrictions that were in effect in Ukraine, according to the Hromadske media outlet referring to a new investigation by journalists.
At least 13 persons from among U.S. President Donald Trump's close associates have appeared on the so-called "Paradise Papers," according to the official website of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).