Former Ukrainian pro-Russian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev printed a two-hour propaganda interview on Jan. 17, marking his first public look after nearly three years of Russia's full-scale struggle.
Murayev was a lawmaker between 2012 and 2019, and later led the pro-Russian Nashi occasion till it was banned in June 2022. He additionally was the proprietor of Nash TV channel, which was banned in 2022 for spreading the Kremlin's propaganda.
Murayev fled Ukraine in Could 2022. He stated within the interview that he lived in Beijing together with his household. He refused to say how he managed to depart Ukraine.
Within the interview, Murayev parroted Russian propaganda, blaming President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia's all-out invasion. The ex-lawmaker opposed Ukraine's EU and NATO accession and criticized Western sanctions imposed on Moscow.
He stated that his reappearance shouldn’t be associated to the post-war elections, which have been the topic of speculations in Ukraine in current months.
"I'm not working for any place, and I don't see any chance of returning to Ukraine but. No less than within the brief time period," Murayev stated.
Shortly earlier than the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.Ok. Overseas Workplace warnedthat the Kremlin intends to put in Murayev as the pinnacle of the Russian puppet regime in Kyiv.
A day after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Murayev known as on Kyiv to capitulate.
In the summertime of 2023, the Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) charged Murayev with excessive treason.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova
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