The pro-Russian and Eurosceptic political party “Opposition Platform – For Life“, openly supported by Moscow, was officially banned from operating in Ukraine for “violation of sovereignty“, announced Monday, June 20 the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, Denys Maliouska.
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“The court banned the activities of the political party Opposition Platform – For Life“, announced on Facebook Denys Maliouska, specifying that the Ukrainian justice “had decided to transfer all property, funds and other assets of this party to the State“. The decision was expected after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree banning the party on March 14, after the start of the Russian invasion. She “also applies to its regional and local organizations, as well as to its other (…) structural entities“, specifies the minister.
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Founded in 2018 by Viktor Medvedchuk, one of the main fortunes of Ukraine and close to Vladimir Putin, “Opposition Platform – For Lifehad around 30 deputies in the Ukrainian parliament before the start of the Russian invasion on February 24. Viktor Medvedchuk was arrested in April for attempting to flee the country, according to Ukrainian intelligence. In total, “ten pro-Russian political parties whose activities aim to undermine the sovereignty of Ukraineare concerned by the decision of the Ukrainian justice announced on Monday.
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