Zelenskyy was Zelenskyy’s confidant and negotiated with Lukashenko: MP suspected of treason – media
13 June 19:46
After a thorough investigation and verification of new facts, the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation have announced that the current MP of Ukraine is suspected of treason. The parliamentarian, who has already been in custody since November 2024 for cooperating with the aggressor country, has once again come under investigation, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports, citing a post on the SBU Telegram channel.
The investigation materials show that the MP’s activities caused significant damage to Ukraine’s national security and defense capabilities. Numerous checks and analysis of the content of his statements confirmed that he cooperated with Russia not only before the full-scale invasion, but also after February 24, 2022, i.e. after the fighting had broken out across Ukraine.
In particular, the MP systematically spread Kremlin narratives designed to undermine the morale of Ukrainians and improve the information and psychological situation in favor of the occupiers. In his appeals, the MP called on his fellow citizens to lay down their arms and stop resisting, thereby helping to realize the tasks of the Russian Armed Forces in the temporarily occupied and frontline territories.
An independent examination commissioned by investigators officially confirmed that the MP’s statements contained elements of criminal acts. In particular, the damage to the defense capability and information security of Ukraine. The experts drew attention to the systematic nature of such cooperation and the fact that it took place during the period of active hostilities.
Based on the collected materials and expert conclusions, the MP was additionally notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – “High treason committed under martial law”. This is the most severe punishment that the offender can face: he may receive life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
The MP is currently in custody. He was notified of the new suspicion after thoroughly verified facts of cooperation with the aggressor. The investigation is still ongoing, which will allow us to check all the connections, contacts and sources of funding for the MP’s activities.
It should be noted that the SBU’s post does not publish the personal data of the suspected MP. However, a number of Ukrainian media outlets report that it is Yevhen Shevchenko.
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What you need to know about Ukrainian MP Yevhen Shevchenko
Yevhen Shevchenko was born on May 4, 1972. He graduated from the Classical Private University (Zaporizhzhia) with a degree in law. He held senior positions at Eurocape New Energy, ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H., Agrostal, and Tsvetmet. He also used to work as an electrician at a collective farm.
In 2012, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation in constituency #75 (Zaporizhzhia) as an independent candidate.
In 2014, he ran for the Verkhovna Rada of the 8th convocation from the party “Volia” in constituency #210 (Pryluky, Chernihiv region).
He was an authorized representative of the candidate for the post of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in the 2019 elections.
In 2019, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada of the 9th convocation from the Servant of the People party in constituency #76 (Zaporizhzhia region) as a non-partisan. Member of the faction of the same name. Member of the Committee on Economic Development.
It is worth noting that Shevchenko was a frequent guest on the TV channel of Putin’s godfather Medvedchuk – 112. In addition, in October 2019, Shevchenko took part in a propaganda program on Russia’s Channel 1, where he told how bad nationalists are in Ukraine.
In June 2020, he signed a resolution to dismiss Avakov from the post of Minister of Internal Affairs.
In August 2020, Shevchenko congratulated the illegally elected president of Belarus on his re-election and called on Belarusians to forgive Alexander Lukashenko for his “sins and crimes.”
on April 20, 2021, he even went to meet Lukashenka. Subsequently, Oleksandr Kornienko, deputy head of the Servant of the People faction, said that the trip was Yevhen’s own initiative, and that party representatives would demand explanations. The MP himself “distinguished himself” in Minsk by stating that a third of Ukrainians want Lukashenko to be their president.
on May 23, 2021, when a Ryanair plane was forced to land in Belarus and opposition leader Raman Protasevich was detained, Shevchenko praised the country’s self-proclaimed leader for this act.
A day later, on May 24, 2021, the Servant of the People faction announced the expulsion of Shevchenko from its membership.
In January 2022, according to the CHESNO Movement’s analytics, Yevhen Shevchenko received UAH 20,000 in compensation for housing.
on March 7, 2022, after the outbreak of the war with Russia, the Security Service of Ukraine detained the MP while he was trying to cross the border with Poland.
In July 2022, Yevhen Shevchenko made his first appearance in the Verkhovna Rada, wearing an unauthorized Armed Forces uniform. MPs from the European Solidarity Party and former colleagues from the Servant of the People party forced the parliamentarian to leave the session hall.
In 2023, Yevhen Shevchenko held secret talks with self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the request of the Ukrainian special services.
According to the analytics of the CHESNO Movement, Yevhen Shevchenko was included in the list of truants among the MPs of the 9th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada. According to the research, Yevhen Shevchenko missed 53% of the votes between the beginning of 2022 and May 2023. In addition, the parliamentary group Restoration of Ukraine, which includes the MP, has the highest percentage of absenteeism among parliamentarians.
In the same year, Yevhen Shevchenko voted against a bill to ban the UOC (MP). He also said that he had written a letter to Donald Trump and J. De Vance to help end authoritarianism and dictatorship in Ukraine’s political life. The MP called on the leader of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In 2020-2023, Shevchenko also repeatedly visited Belarus, where he set up “schemes” to purchase electricity and ammonia fertilizers for companies under his control at a reduced cost. To implement the schemes, the MP involved fictitious persons, including non-residents of the companies under his control.
In 2024, Yevhen Shevchenko was suspected of treason. The investigation found that he had been spreading Russian propaganda fakes about the command of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and public sentiment. He was sentenced to detention without bail as a preventive measure.
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