Sanctions Against Poroshenko: Zelenskyy's Demobilization Chord or a Way to Retain Power?

On February 12, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDCU) decided to apply indefinite sanctions against the fifth president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. The next day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on the implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. To be brief and immediately highlight all the important and significant accents in this story, we will answer several key questions.
Should Petro Poroshenko answer for his business collaborations with Viktor Medvedchuk and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the midst of the war? Yes, he shouldanswer and take responsibility, for all his actions and decisions. He must do this because during the battle for Ilovaisk, it is impossible to hand over bags of money to the enemy for coal, which was clearly not used to buy stamps for a collection.
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyymake the decision to impose sanctions against Petro Poroshenkoin a timely manner? Our answer is no,the sanctions were imposed untimely. After all, it is worth saying that now our country needs unity, and not electoral lynchings.
In addition, the question arises whether sanctions are the right alternative to the judicial process? No, sanctions are not an alternative to the judicial process. The situation is such that either the investigative and judicial system must work, or the government must admit to civilized failure. It is worth noting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had six years to avoid this verdict. Although it is important to recall that the first internal sanctions against resident collaborators were applied in 2015 by Petro Poroshenko himself, and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, having perfected the scheme, turned it into an extrajudicial manual method of settling scores and redistributing assets.
Were the sanctions legally introduced impeccably? Definitely not, they were not introduced in an impeccable manner at all. It is worth emphasizing that this happened because the personnel policy of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy led to the intellectual deformation and degradation of not only the entire state apparatus, but also his office of the President of Ukraine. Thus, as a result of such political trends, so many mistakes were made in key documents that in the very near future, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will receive a summons to court.
It should be noted that this is what the merciless persecution and expulsion of all intellectual and professional people around youcan lead to. And this is exactly how absolute power is transformed into chaos, the finale of which is the phrase: "If you don't like something, then change your citizenship."
And now those who are interested in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has time for at such a crucial moment for our country and what methods he used to achieve the implementation of the set tasks can stay with us. In order to offer you our version of what is happening, we had the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with many laws, documents and talk to a large number of sources in the special services, courts and political circles.
Sanctions as a handbrake for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
It is worth noting the fact that the list of sanctions imposed on Petro Poroshenko looks impressive and categorical. It is important to state that the versions that the head of the European Solidarity political party will survive, since all the main assets have long been transferred to his son, Oleksii Poroshenko, as well as persons associated with him, are non-working. We wrote about this back in 2022, when Petro Poroshenko received the first suspicion of trading coal for cash with the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). It is important to emphasize the fact that during this time, law enforcement officers have not taken any measures to protest the actions of Petro Poroshenko to transfer everything he had earned with hard work to his son. Although it is worth saying that the law of our country allows the possibility of such actions. However, now the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy literally wrapped Petro Poroshenko in various sanctions. Moreover, it is worth noting that no one really knows how their mechanism will work in this case. In addition, no one knows whether not only the remaining resources and assets of Petro Poroshenko himself, but also those associated with him will be blocked. It is also important to emphasize that according to our information, no one has yet come to Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko for state awards.
In addition, it is worth saying that his personal military ships, which are not allowed to enter ports, have not been expropriated (this is also on the list of sanctions imposed on Petro Poroshenko), but his accounts have already been blocked. It is important to recall that most speakers, including Petro Poroshenko's associates, claim that the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDCU) against Ukrainian citizens are generally illegal. The situation is developing this way because there is a system of law enforcement agencies and courts for citizens of the country that determine the degree of guilt or innocence. And it is important tonote that if the system works, then sanctions are not needed.
And this seems logical.
But did you know that the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in its ruling of August 27, 2024, noted: "sanctions, under the Law "On Sanctions", are not a punishment or liability"? It is important to say that, according to the judges, they have the nature of an economic restriction for persons who pose a threat to the national security of Ukraine. Therefore, "administrative courts do not have the authority to evaluate the president's decisions on risks that became the basis for applying sanctions. The fact is that this is explained by the fact that such decisions concern national security issues that are beyond the scope of judicial control."
In other words, the Supreme Court of Ukraine decided that sanctions are applied to citizens not as a punishment, but as a measure that limits possible harmful actions. In addition, it is worth noting that it is quite possible that we have yet to learn the opinion of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on this matter. According to our information, over the past two years, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine has received five constitutional complaints under the law on sanctions. It is important to note that four of them were rejected. And one is accepted for consideration.
But one thing is clear, namely, the fact that restrictive actions cannot be introduced indefinitely. Why then were sanctions imposed on all five persons on the sanctions list (and in addition to Petro Poroshenko, there are Ihor Kolomoiskyi, Hennadyi Boholiubov, Konstantyn Zhevaho and Viktor Medvedchuk) indefinitely?
In addition, in the future, it is necessary to clearly understand to whom, for what and under what threats to national security sanctions can be applied.
If you carefully read the law on sanctions (Article 1, paragraph 3, Article 3, part 1, paragraph 1) and the above-mentioned resolution of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court of Ukraine (paragraphs 126-130), it becomes clear that the application of sanctions is legal both in relation to foreign citizens and legal entities, and to citizens of Ukraine.
But it is important to emphasize that the following logical question arises: what should be the legal grounds for making a decision to impose sanctions? In addition, the question also arises: Are the matches in my home a potential danger to military facilities? Do they pose a threat to national security or not?
But here we are dealing with a "black hole". But still, we need to say stop! "What about the list of grounds that has flown around all the media?" you ask. "Everything necessary is there!" It is important to clarify. The fact is that we have only three official documents on hand: the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDCU), the decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, as well as an appendix to it, which lists the sanctions. This is what concerns the grounds for imposing sanctions, that is, an unofficial list that was simply covered in the media. In addition, it is worth saying that it is not at all a fact that this was done by the executors themselves. But let's still read the points concerning Petro Poroshenko:
"Firstly, the criminal case of treason, when Petro Poroshenko, in collusion with Viktor Medvedchuk and the leadership of the Russian Federation, allowed the public joint-stock company "Centrenergo" to buy coal in the territory occupied by Russian forces, which for a long-time deprived Ukraine of the chances of energy independence from the Russian Federation;
Secondly, Petro Poroshenko's participation in the creation of the "Labor Solidarity" party, which later became the "Party of Regions" and work in the government of the times of Viktor Yanukovych, when he, being the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, participated in the preparation of the Kharkiv agreements;
Thirdly, his interest in cooperation with the Russian Federation due to the assets of the Roshen Confectionery Corporation factory in Lipetsk and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Sevastopol Marine Plant named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze in Crimea, Petro Poroshenko was allegedly interested in continuing cooperation with the Russian Federation and deploying the Black Sea Fleet on the peninsula."
It should be immediately clarified that there are not one, but two key criminal cases against Petro Poroshenko. The first point is on the purchase of coal from the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) (investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine). This is exactly the story when during the Battle of Ilovaisk, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine (carried bags of dollar cash for coal to terrorists. The second point, namely, about involvement in the withdrawal of part of the main oil pipeline "Samara-Western direction" from state ownership of the country (investigated by the Security Service of Ukraine). This is when the only oil pipeline that went from the Russian Federation to Ukraine was "seized". We will tell you about what is happening to them below.
As for the second point and the alleged participation of Petro Poroshenko in the preparation of the Kharkiv agreements.Ladies and gentlemen, do you really believe this? It is important to emphasize the fact that Petro Poroshenko was not the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Viktor Yanukovych. He was the Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
It is worth emphasizing the fact that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine at that time wasKonstantyn Hryshchenko, who became one of those against whom the employees of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine opened a criminal case on the Kharkiv agreements.
It is worth noting the fact that the real person who was in direct contact with Viktor Yanukovych and the Russian Federation and was directly involved in the preparation of the Kharkiv agreements, was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Demchenko. In addition, it is important to say that this same person, under the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the first deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, headed the intelligence committee and was a favorite of the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak. Another thing is that there is a video recording where at one of the press conferences, while still the Minister of Foreign Affairs under Viktor Yushchenko, Petro Poroshenko stated: "we are not going to change the agreement on the Black Sea Fleet and the fleet of the Russian Federation will continue to be present." That is, it is worth noting the fact that we are dealing with some strange list, the main asset of which is a temporary solution that does not provide a full and comprehensive solution to the problem. That is, the truth mixed with lies or incompetence.
Thus, it is worth noting that it is precisely because of this truth that we cannot either finally discard it or accept two real criminal cases under the article on treason and support for terrorists, the Lipetsk factory and theFederal State Unitary Enterprise Sevastopol Marine Plant in Sevastopol. In addition, the same situation is with the statement of the President of Ukraine VolodymyrZelenskyy that he has information about the alleged laundering of funds through funds that worked in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is worth emphasizing the fact that, according to him, money from the funds of Petro Poroshenko was transferred to members of his party. In addition, the head of Financial Monitoring Philipp Pronin personally reported this to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskyy. More detailed information is not available.In a recent interview, Petro Poroshenko stated that his lawyers sent a request to the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine with the main question in this story: what facts exactly became the basis for the application of sanctions? It should also be said that, according to our information, the data from the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine is classified and no one will give it to Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko.
In addition, it is important to say that no one will give this data to Petro Poroshenko yet, and therefore it would be impossible to challenge the sanctions in court on their merits. Therefore, Petro Poroshenko's lawyers today are talking exclusively about procedural violations.
Thus, we can state that at the moment we do not have a full understanding of what became the legal basis for imposing sanctions against Petro Poroshenko. But it is worth noting that at the same time, the fact that we do not see the materials of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine does not mean at all that they do not contain legal grounds for applying sanctions. Here is such a paradox, which nevertheless allows us to conclude:in this situationwe are dealing with a completely manual regulation of the sanctions field.
It is important to note the fact that any chaos has itsmasters. Thus, it is necessary to emphasize the fact that the sanctions imposed against Petro Poroshenko are not an exclusive case, but a long-standing practice, started, as we have already said, by the fifth president himself. In addition, it should be said that all sanctions on citizens of the country have so far been imposed without trial or investigation, public grounds, according to operational information from the special services. We cannot judge how honest the information is, but we know and have written about how many of these dishonest and cunning rich people were then excluded from the sanctions lists without unnecessary noise and political scandals.
In addition, it should be said that we also know that there is a bill in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine that, by the mere threat of its adoption, magically affects all Ukrainian big business. It is also worth saying that officials can take away everything valuable from representatives of this business if there is at least one sanctioned person among the shareholders. That is, the system of sanctions for citizens of Ukraine is not so much a defense of the state as a form of extrajudicial exposure. And we are describing this so that you understand: this tool can be applied to anyone. Apart from this, it is important to say that this process of imposing sanctions can be done in accordance with the law of Ukraine.
And returning to the case of Petro Poroshenko. Again, without knowing the grounds on which sanctions were imposed on Petro Poroshenko (maybe their publication will undermine the information space of our country), but relying on a number of indirect points, we can say that not everything is clean here.
The refusal of the Security Service of Ukraine and the servility of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine
According to our information, sanctions against Ihor Kolomoiskyi, Henadii Boholiubov, Konstantin Zhevaho and Viktor Medvedchuk, introduced at the suggestion of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (since they have a large economic component), were supported by the suggestion of theSecurity Service of Ukraine. However, it is worth noting that the Security Service of Ukraine did not support the sanctions against Petro Poroshenko. In addition, it should be said that they were introduced at the initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine based on information from the new head of the State Financial Monitoring Service, Philip Pronin. According to a source in the government, the issue was reported to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and all the documents were signed by Deputy Prime Minister for Economics Yulia Svyrydenko, and not the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko, whose system includes the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine. Thus, it is important to emphasize the fact that the submission to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDCU) was also signed by Yulia Svyrydenko, and not by Prime Minister Shmyhal, who took a prudent step aside. It must be said that Denys Shmyhal and Serhii Marchenko are not the only ones who, although they continue to "pour tea" for the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are serving it without sugar.
Stubborn and indecisive Security Service of Ukraine. It is worth mentioning that according to our source in the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDCU), the sanctions meeting on the introduction of sanctions against five defendants was scheduled for January 3-5. However, it is worth noting that the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk refused in relation to Petro Poroshenko, which simply infuriated the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is important to say that Vasyl Malyuk has always been loyal to the government. But not this time. It is necessary to emphasize the fact that Vasyl Malyuk's team prepared a ten-point memo for the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, where it outlined all the risks of such a step in relation to Petro Poroshenko, including the dubious legality of such a decision, internal confrontation in society, a parliamentary crisis, the reaction of international partners, etc. "At the same time, no one considers Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko to be completely innocent and honest in this situation, especially since the pipeline case is in the Security Service of Ukraine," a source from the special service clarifies. "But it should also be noted that against the backdrop of external challenges, dividing society is a very risky and short-sighted step. Vasyl Malyuk understood this perfectly well and did not take the initiative. Thus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not made this request to the Security Service of Ukraine again."
In addition, it is also interesting that on the day of the introduction of sanctions, namely February 12, another, no less shocking news was reported to the public media: the Security Service of Ukraine has exposed the main traitor,, who turned out to be the head of the Anti-Terrorist Headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine Dmitry Kazyura. This same person is the nephew of Colonel General of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Alexey Kazyura. Thus, it is worth noting that the very fact of the long-term presence in the Security Service of Ukraine of the nephew of the "big and powerful boss" from the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is nonsense. But unfortunately, such a development of events is not something unimaginable and unprecedentedin our country. If at the negotiating table in Istanbul in 2022, opposite our Mykhailo Podolyak from the Office of the President of Ukraine, on the Russian side of the table sat Volodymyr Podolyak from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. But in our situation, it is important that the head of the Security Service of Ukraine personally participated in the detention operation. In addition, it is worth noting that some people saw in this synchronicity the desire of Vasyl Malyuk to protect himself from the wrath of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and for some time to strengthen the unstable place in his position. Which, however, is disputed by the same source: “The Security Service of Ukraine planned to detain Dmytro Kazyura two weeks ago, but they waited for him to be given money in order to get another episode in the case.” One way or another, it must be said that those who have long occupied posts on Bankova Street are extremely surprised that Vasily Malyuk allowed himself to refuse the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in fulfilling his wishes. As a result of such an approach to the issue, the entire implementation of the operation fell on the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine.
"Puppet" of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine. We have already described all the behind-the-scenes and important moments of appointing people to key financial positions in the government of the new Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba. It can be emphasized that we have already learned how the main decisions are made and who is responsible for specific innovations and actions, why the new favorite, with the blessing of Bankova Street, is appointing his personnel. However, as we can say, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy can be satisfied not only with the holding of elections.
It is also worth noting that Mr. Pronin, a classmate of Oleksii Kuleba, received the position of head of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine from the position of head of the Poltava local military administration, where he brought part of the team from the National Agency for the Detection, Search and Management of Assets Obtained from Corruption and Other Crimes, where he worked before. In addition, as our source in the Asset Investigation and Management Agency reported, back in December 2024, his deputies Volodymyr Kohut and Volodymyr Vasylenko (now Deputy Minister of Social Policy) contacted the Asset Investigation and Management Agency through their channels with a request to providethem with materials on the search for property assets of Petro Poroshenko. It is worth noting that the Materials were collected in the Asset Investigation and Management Agency back in 2021 at the request of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine of Ukraine as part of the investigation of criminal proceedings
Thus, it follows from this that Philip Pronin used his people to collect materials to impose sanctions on Petro Poroshenko, even before he was brought to the Financial Monitoring on December 31, 2024. Thus, Philip Pronin replaced the seemingly eternal and loyal to the authoritiesIhor Cherkaskyi. It is worth noting the fact that on Bankova Street the political leaders apparently considered authoritiesIhor Cherkaskyi too cautious and therefore unsuitable for political repression. In addition, it must be said that Pilipp Pronin, who was very happy with his high position, apparently did not have the opportunity to think about this. That is why he was put in this position.
Here we will clarify that Petro Poroshenko is just a test case for Mr. Philip Pronin. It is important to emphasize the fact that this person was appointed to his position in order to see during the elections who transfers to whom and how much, including from bank cards. The National Bank of Ukraine took care of this. In addition, it is worth to note that today neither his immediate institutional curator, the Minister of Finance, nor the Minister of Economy have influence on Philip Pronin.
So, while the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk refused the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy a favor, sensing that not only his political position, but also the power he serves has become unstable. In addition, it must be said that at this time the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance turned away, as if it did not concern them. Thus, it is important to note that it turned out that the head of the Financial Monitoring Service Pronin, together with Deputy Prime MinisterYulia Svyrydenko, voluntarily became instruments in the hands of the inner circle of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is trying to hold on to this power by any means.
It's just that in the end the operation turned out to be so cardboard and unprofessional that, in fact, it played into the hands of Petro Poroshenko and will facilitate his work in court to challenge all the decisions made. It is worth noting that it will be easy for Petro Poroshenko to challenge in court and win even from a procedural point of view.
However, it is worth saying that it is logical to ask the question here: why, having two criminal cases against Petro Poroshenko in the controlled security agencies, namely the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine, our President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has done nothing for six years to ensure that the cases were investigated and sent to the Ukrainian court?Of course, in a democratic country the president cannot influence such things, but we are talking about the real circumstances of affairs in our country. In addition, it is worth saying that to what extent the court in this system can be honest and fair is a topic for another conversation. But it is important to note that this conversation should be in the legal field with open arguments of the parties, and not classified accusations of personal revenge.
What about the two criminal cases of Petro Poroshenko
It is important to emphasize the fact that the Coal case is not only the purchase of coal from the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the midst of the war, which undermined the energy independence of Ukraine, filling the pockets of Viktor Medvedchuk and Petro Poroshenko with money. (This information is recorded on the tapes of Viktor Medvedchuk, accidentally saved onthe duplicate serverof the Security Service of Ukraine). Thus, along with coal, contraband supplies of metal, weapons, drugs, food, and medicine crossed the front line every day in terrible rows.It is important to note that it seems that the channel of profit of these political leaders, which was then supervised by a pyramid of government officials, starting with corrupt operatives and military personnel and ending with the country's top leadership, is full of such negative things as corruption and betrayal of the state. Thus, it is necessary to emphasize the fact that literally the next day after the introduction of sanctions, "the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine asked the court to limit the time for familiarization with the case by the fifth president of Ukraine, people's deputy Petro Poroshenko." In addition, representatives of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine with serious intentions reported that "they completed the investigation of the criminal case on the organization of a criminal scheme for the supply of coal from the temporarily occupied territories and assistance to the terrorist organizations the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) by a group of Ukrainian citizens for a total of about 1.5 billion hryvnia on September 2, 2022. It must be said that at the same time the case materials were transferred for familiarization to the defense and the suspects. However, the suspects, in particular the current people's deputy, are abusing their procedural rights and are not appearing to familiarize themselves with the case materials."
I am of course very sorry, but a logical question arises: what prevented the representatives of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine from asking the court a year ago to limit the time for familiarization with the case of Petro Poroshenko? Does the fifth president recite it syllable by syllable? In addition, the question also arises: Why didn’t Oleh Tatarov hurry his people?It is worth noting the fact that there may be different versions, ranging from the financial capabilities of the fifth president, due to which the investigation was simply deliberately not carried out and ignored by the executors, to a deal at the highest level. Otherwise, why did the curator of the law enforcement system need to let go of his control over all the processes and see what would come of it? In addition, it must be said that it is embarrassing to even remember the fact that there are still black holes in the legislation, through which presidents of different stripes can escape responsibility. Thus, Article 318 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine states: "The trial must be conducted and completed within a reasonable time." No one can say for sure what a "reasonable time" is. And it should be noted that this is one of the reasons for the farce and confusion in the judicial system of our country. It is precisely because politicians in our country irresponsibly approach the organization of important processes that people like Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko and all the other people can go for years without getting acquainted with the materials of a court case, investigators can imitate vigorous activity, judges can follow the law and patiently wait... Until the statute of limitations expires. Experts say that representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine once even prepared a bill on this matter. It must be said that, unfortunately, this bill successfully disappeared into the depths of the same Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
However, it is worth emphasizing the fact that while we were building versions of the reasons for the delay in the consideration of Poroshenko's case in court, it turned out that Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko did not even begin to familiarize himself with the materials.
We learned about this from Petro Poroshenko's lawyer Ilia Novikov. In addition, it should be said that, according to him, the investigation did not take into account more than a dozen motions from Petro Poroshenko's defense. "And without this, the investigation cannot be completed," IliaNovikov clarified. Thus, at this point, as they say, they did not reach an agreement. Since then, they have been making various claims against each other. It should be noted that, according to IliaNovikov, there is no delay in the trial on the part of the suspect. And according to the suddenly awakened the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine, which is well aware of the situation, the judge should shorten the period for familiarization with more than 300 volumes of the case to March inclusive. A logical question arises: How can cases be resolved this way? The approach they want to take to resolve this case is simply ridiculous and not serious. But it is worth saying that this only seems so at first glance.
Everything is this way because, judging by the quality of the operation carried out by the political leaders on Bankova Street regarding sanctions, in order not to put themselves in a bad light and not to disgrace themselves in front of everyone, they will have to transfer the fight with Petro Poroshenko to court.
And here serious tasks will arise for Oleh Tatarov. After all, it is worth noting the fact that the law enforcement and judicial systems, although under control, always remember inside what happens to those who allowed themselves to be impudent and rude and go against those who have an important status. Once in 2022, Petro Poroshenko could no longer be convicted and locked up in prison: he left the courtroom under a weak commitment and unanimous dissatisfaction with such an outcome of the events of the “incapable of resolving the issue” political Leaders on Bankova Street. In addition, it must be said that regarding the unreviewed motions of Petro Poroshenko's defense by the investigation, there are also many interesting points here. It is important to note the fact that one of them, for example, concerns games with the judicial system.
Thus, it should be noted that the representatives of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine persistently go to the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv, while they should hear cases in the Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv. We will definitely not discuss the topic of which of these courts is more honest, we will simply note that the Pechersk District Court of Kiev hears 75-80 thousand cases per year and there are only 22 judges with authority. That is, almost four thousand cases per person. It is worth emphasizing the fact that this is the busiest court in our country. In addition, it should be noted that the busier the court, the less the case is examined in detail in its essence. It should also be emphasized that in such circumstances, reasonable terms for considering court cases become impossible by definition. Thus, everyone is satisfied with such conduct of cases and such circumstances.
The case of the main oil pipeline "Samara-Western direction". In May 2022, representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine reported that the leader of the Opposition Platform - For Life and Vladimir Putin's godfather Viktor Medvedchuk, suspected of treason, testified about the involvement of the fifth president Petro Poroshenko in the withdrawal of part of the Samara-Western Direction main oil pipeline from state ownership. In addition, it is worth noting that, according to our information, at that time, the case was also handled by representatives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The published message also included infographics, where the fifth president of Ukraine Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko was in the center of the diagram. Thus, it must be said that in 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) finally transferred the case to the Security Service of Ukraine, as suggested by the jurisdiction of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on treason.
And following the steps, the Security Service of Ukraine published another message about the successful progress of the investigation. All of this was published Also with infographics, but... already without the face and surname of Petro Poroshenko. The question arises why this happened? It is necessary to emphasize the fact that “After the exchange of Viktor Medvedchuk, he became a witness who will never come to court and will not testify to anything,” our source in the Security Service of Ukraine clarifies. “While the court takes into account the evidence obtained directly during the trial. It is important to note the fact that the main thing for the investigation was to return the pipe to the state, which was finally done last year.” It is unlikely to be useful and appropriate to fantasize about a remote trial with the participation of the Kremlin political leaders. Thus, the fact that Vladimir Putin, having exchanged Viktor Medvedchuk for the commanders of the special forces brigade "Azov", saved not only his godfather from Ukrainian justice.
Why did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attack Petro Poroshenko right now
In fact, this is the most difficult question, to which there is no single correct answer.
The first version is why he did it right now. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to destroy a political competitor.
But it is worth noting the fact that Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko's rating has long been firmly at the bottom, so it is very low. Thus, Petro Poroshenko with his anti-rating is not a competitor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Therefore, the version about the desire of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to finally clear the political field on the eve of the elections does not look very convincing. As, however, the story of repeating Leonid Kuchma's political technology maneuver of 1999 does not look very convincing, when he, knowing the maximum rating of Petro Symonenko, brought him to the second round and predictably won the presidential elections. Firstly, this move is too subtle for a team that lacks a clear system of action.And then, who said that people like Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraineand Kyrylo Budanow, who is the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukrainewill not take part in the presidential race? We would not rule out this possibility. And this circumstance does not at all give the opportunity to arrange a convenient second round where only two candidates will appear, namely Petro Poroshenko and the current President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A completely different issue is that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself is highly likely not to take part in the next presidential elections. It is worth noting the fact that there are many supporters of this idea both in Washington and in Moscow. In addition, it must be said that not many people support President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine now. As a closed sociology conducted by the authorities in February 2025 shows, Zelenskyy's presidential rating is 15.9% (of all respondents). This percentage is much less than 28% last February. Not to mention the sky-high 70%at the beginning of 2023, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy's rating had not yet collapsed. Thus, today in Ukraine there are more people who are ready to change the president of the country, and not citizenship, as he advised them. It must be said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is having an incredibly hard time now. We see this trend from the information storm in the international arena, where he represents the country. But this does not mean at all that we do not see what he is doing here.
All actions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fit into the gradual transition and consolidation of the authoritarian model of government: control over the law enforcement system, concentration of television, showdowns with public activists and investigators, opening criminal cases at will for inconvenient mayors and political opponents...
The second version. It is that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set up and pushed to commit these actionsby people who are interested in destabilizing of our Ukrainian society.
Thus, it turned out that not all members of the Kazyurafamily were tired of Vasyl Malyuk.And, thus, strictly speaking, remaining a hostage to a narrow circle of five or six managers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may be greatly limited in analyzing the consequences of his own actions. Now Europe has kept silent about the situation that has developed regarding the imposition of sanctions on Petro Poroshenko. Europe did so because it is not the time to criticize the actions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with such a strong attack by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on him. Well, who told you that this will prevent the Vice President of the United States of America J.D. Vance from declaring Ukraine an undemocratic country at some point? If he didn't like the elections in Romania, then we only need to give him a reason to do so...
Thus, it must be said that it looks like the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is stuck somewhere in the middle of the river. Having decided to fight for power, he is doing a bunch of he dirty and unpleasant work before demobilization, just in case. And it is worth noting that he finds them for himself on his own. But it must be said that when you, in your vanity and conviction of omniscience, come to the intellectual zeroing of your entourage, not only can you not draw up documents on sanctions so that they do not fall apart in the first unbribed court. You have no one to put forward for negotiations on the fate of the country. When serious people will sit on the opposite side of the table.
It is worth noting the fact that if you do not respect the law, it catches up with you, not giving you the opportunity to move forward. If you do not respect freedoms and rights, you turn your country into a small Russian Federation. If you are engaged in judicial persecution of your predecessor for your own personal purposes, do not be surprised by the consequences of your actions tomorrow.
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