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Presidential spokeswoman Yulia Mendel said Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is fighting the influence of the oligarchs in ways that his predecessors avoided.
In recent weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has shown his willingness to resolutely confront the oligarchs. About that press secretary of the head of state Yulia Mendel wrote in a column for an American think tank Atlantic Council, which came out on March 4.
“Less than two years ago, Zelenskiy was overwhelmingly elected as the sixth president of Ukraine to transform the country. First, it meant ending nearly 30 years of oligarchic rule that plunged Ukraine into poverty and corruption. Zelenskiy he is now keeping his promises and fighting oligarchic influence in ways shunned by his predecessors, “Mendel said.
According to her, by temporarily resuming state regulation of energy prices, Zelensky was able to neutralize the negative influence of the oligarch Dmitry Firtash.
“The president understands that to play the role of a transformative personality in the history of Ukraine, he must demonstrate the political will to carry out real reforms that destroy the dominance of the oligarchs,” said the press secretary.
Mendel cited as an example the introduction by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of personal sanctions against the people’s deputy of the Opposition Platform – For Life, godfather of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife, TV host Oksana Marchenko, as well as related TV channels.
“As events in recent weeks have shown, Zelenskiy is ready to challenge the influence of the Ukrainian oligarchs everywhere: from the energy and banking sectors to politics and the media. Previous Ukrainian leaders spoke a lot about de-oligarchy. But they did little. Zelenskiy wants shares to speak for him, “he said. Mendel.
National Defense and Security Council February 19 decided to impose sanctions against 19 legal entities and eight persons: five citizens of Russia (according to media reports, this Medvedchuk family asset managers) and three Ukrainians: Medvedchuk himself, his wife Marchenko and Natalia Lavrenyuk, whom the media called wife in fact OPZH People’s Deputy Taras Kozak.
It was decided to apply the restrictions to these people based on the SBU investigation under the article on terrorist financing, Danilov said. The sanctions are imposed for three years and affect all properties controlled by Medvedchuk, the NSDC secretary noted.
In addition, the National Security Council ordered the return of the Samara – Western Direction pipeline to state property. The pipeline is operated by the Prykarpatzakhidtrans company. Ekonomicheskaya Pravda, LIGA.net and former People’s MP Sergei Leshchenko associated her with Medvedchuk. The politician himself denied any link with this company.
The PLOJ called the restrictions “repression and destruction of Ukrainian democracy.”
On February 2, Zelenskiy enforced the NSDC’s decision to impose sanctions against Kozak and his television channels. The sanctions provide for the revocation of the license of “112 Ukraine”, ZIK and NewsOne, they are ordered to stop broadcasting, all legal activities of media companies are terminated for a period of five years. The providers immediately began blocking TV channels, made a joint statement on “political retaliation” and promised to fight “for their right to broadcast for Ukrainians.”
Also, on January 29 two airlines that serve airplanes were sanctioned, which were probably used by Medvedchuk and Kozak. Now the aircraft cannot enter the airspace Ukraine, land on the territory of the country and take passengers.
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