SSU and State Bureau of Investigation accused an opposition MP (Oleksandr Ponomarov) of high treason for collaborating with Russian forces in occupied Berdiansk.
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The MP joined the Russian side at the beginning of the war and left Kyiv for occupied Berdiansk on the first day of the full-scale invasion.
His businesses provide premises for the Russian military, providing them with food, fuel, and industrial lubricants.
Under his influence, local media broadcast pro-Russian narratives and propaganda.
He met with representatives of Russia, armed groups and the Russian controlled administration in Berdiansk.
He returned to unoccupied Ukraine due to commercial disputes with the Russian occupiers.
He was served a notice declaring him under suspicion of high treason and handed a request for custody.
Ponomariov willingly collaborated with Russia by registering his businesses under Russian law in occupied territories, transferring money to Russian banks, supplying Russian forces, and providing equipment for fortifications.
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