Saturday, May 28, 2022

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Says He Was Blocked From Leaving Ukraine

RFE: Ex-President Poroshenko Says Blocked From Leaving Ukraine 

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on May 28 that he was barred from leaving the country and accused the government of breaking a so-called political cease-fire in place since Russia invaded on February 24.

Poroshenko was in power from 2014 to 2019, and his European Solidarity party is the second-biggest party in Ukraine's parliament after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's ruling Servant of the People party.  

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Update #1: Ukraine ex-president says blocked from leaving country (AFP)  

Update #2: Ex-president attempts to leave Ukraine – media (RT)  

WNU Editor: Poroshenko was invited to attend the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lithuania. It looks like some in the Ukraine government do not trust him to come back.

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