Katya Gorchinskaya
"The Poroshenko Era" (click here)
In early March 2017, the Solomyansky district court in Kyiv was the scene of a compelling crime drama. Inside the courtroom, the nation’s top tax inspector, Roman Nasirov, appeared on a stretcher behind bars, wrapped in a checkered hospital blanket for a hearing to determine whether he would be jailed or go free while under criminal investigation.
The taxman was suspected by the nation’s anti-graft authority of causing $75 million in damages to the state by abusing his authority. Just prior to being served with an order of suspicion, effectively a pre-indictment notice, Nasirov reportedly suffered a heart attack. Then there was a further delay as authorities could not immediately find an available judge to preside over the court proceedings. On top of all that, the courtroom received a bomb threat....
In early March 2017, the Solomyansky district court in Kyiv was the scene of a compelling crime drama. Inside the courtroom, the nation’s top tax inspector, Roman Nasirov, appeared on a stretcher behind bars, wrapped in a checkered hospital blanket for a hearing to determine whether he would be jailed or go free while under criminal investigation.
The taxman was suspected by the nation’s anti-graft authority of causing $75 million in damages to the state by abusing his authority. Just prior to being served with an order of suspicion, effectively a pre-indictment notice, Nasirov reportedly suffered a heart attack. Then there was a further delay as authorities could not immediately find an available judge to preside over the court proceedings. On top of all that, the courtroom received a bomb threat....
President Poroshenko was the first freely elected President of Ukraine after the revolution that took place in the Maidan or otherwise known as the Euromaidan. Viktor Yanukovych was exiled and at that time Ukraine had no president. So, there was an election organized and Petro Poroshenko was elected. He was a very successful businessman and the people wanted a far better economy than they had under the Pro-Russian president.
Petro Poroshenko was recognized throughout The West, but, when it came to beginning trade that he hoped would be forthcoming the issue of corruption came up over and over. For that reason, his presidency while wonderfully laced with freedom, was also failing to capture the real problem with Ukraine's economy, the Russian influence that entrenched the country in corruption. When he ran for re-election against the current President Zelenskyy it was the issue of corruption and the people wanted to trust someone who had become an everyday hero in their hearts.
By Andrew Kramer
Former (click here) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reacts to Russian President Vladimir Putin's defense of the invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine’s former president (click here) and a leading opposition figure, Petro O. Poroshenko, returned Monday to Kyiv, where he faced possible arrest on charges of treason, adding internal political turmoil to the mounting threat of a Russian invasion.
Mr. Poroshenko led Ukraine from 2014 until 2019, when he was soundly defeated by his rival, Volodymyr Zelensky, the current president. Mr. Poroshenko’s return escalates their long-running feud and focuses attention on Ukraine’s fractious domestic politics, which analysts and critics say is a perilous distraction as the Kremlin masses troops at its border.
Since Mr. Zelensky took power, his government has questioned Mr. Poroshenko as a witness in a raft of criminal cases that he claims are politically motivated. On Monday he said he was under investigation in more than 120 separate cases. Police in the past month have also searched the apartments of members of his political party....
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine’s former president (click here) and a leading opposition figure, Petro O. Poroshenko, returned Monday to Kyiv, where he faced possible arrest on charges of treason, adding internal political turmoil to the mounting threat of a Russian invasion.
Mr. Poroshenko led Ukraine from 2014 until 2019, when he was soundly defeated by his rival, Volodymyr Zelensky, the current president. Mr. Poroshenko’s return escalates their long-running feud and focuses attention on Ukraine’s fractious domestic politics, which analysts and critics say is a perilous distraction as the Kremlin masses troops at its border.
Since Mr. Zelensky took power, his government has questioned Mr. Poroshenko as a witness in a raft of criminal cases that he claims are politically motivated. On Monday he said he was under investigation in more than 120 separate cases. Police in the past month have also searched the apartments of members of his political party....
