Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 27.Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is trying to leave the country for Poland, the Ukrainian border service reports. , — is noted in the department’s Telegram channel. what is located in Lviv, where pickup trucks, body armor, drones and other military equipment are delivered from abroad, which the ex-president then helps to deliver to the military.
According to Ukrainian media, information about Poroshenko's departure from Ukraine was published by an unofficial Telegram channel of the customs service. At the same time, photos of the former president allegedly crossing the border appeared on social networks. In Ukraine, Poroshenko is suspected of treason and assisting terrorism in the case of coal supplies from Donbass, he faces up to 15 years in prison. Earlier, the ex-president stated that 130 criminal cases were initiated against him, but about 40 of them have already been closed. outside Kyiv and the region without the permission of the investigator.The ex-deputy of the Rada announced an active internal political struggle in UkraineEarlier in May, the Security Service of Ukraine transmitted to Ukrainian TV channels a video of Medvedchuk's testimony, in which he claims that he had illegally privatized the oil pipeline and organized coal trade with the DPR and LPR on the direct orders of Poroshenko, who provided support for the entire state apparatus in these matters. The ex-president's lawyer, Igor Golovan, said that Medvedchuk's testimony was untrue. In April, the SBU announced the detention of the head of the political council of the Opposition Platform — For Life party, Medvedchuk, on behalf of Volodymyr Zelensky. On October 8, 2021, Ukrainian law enforcement officers announced another suspicion of treason and assistance to terrorism to Medvedchuk. According to the head of the security forces, in 2014 Medvedchuk organized the supply of coal from the territory of Donbas not controlled by Kyiv in collusion with the top leadership of Ukraine. Another case has been opened against Medvedchuk in Ukraine — the politician and his party colleague Taras Kozak are suspected of treason and embezzlement of national resources in Crimea . Medvedchuk himself stated that he considers the criminal cases opened against him to be political persecution. *Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist Poroshenko said he wants to become a member of the European Parliament