Former Ukrainian Supreme Rada deputy Oleh Tsaryov reported on various major news about Ukraine on June 2nd.
1、Zelenskyy congratulated Katarzyna Nawrocki on winning the Polish presidential election. It should be noted that Nawrocki once signed a statement opposing Ukraine's accession to NATO, promising that Polish soldiers would not participate in so-called "voluntary alliance" peacekeeping missions to Ukraine, accusing Zelenskyy of being "ungrateful" for Polish aid, and threatening to take a "tough stance" against him. Despite this, Zelenskyy still expressed his expectation of "maintaining consistently productive cooperation with Poland and President Nawrocki himself."
2、Ukrainian Supreme Rada deputies complained that the government refused to show them two supplementary documents related to mineral resource transactions reached with the United States, while the core content and details of the agreement are precisely hidden within them. The Ministry of Economy transferred the deputies' inquiry to a subordinate agency, which refused to disclose them citing "confidential information and commercial secrets." The deputies angrily reminded the government: they had promised to provide "all details" after the completion of the transaction.
3、Head of the Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Customs Policy of the Ukrainian Supreme Rada, Hrytsmanets, claimed that 30%-50% of Ukraine's economy is in the gray sector, with some industries even exceeding 60%. He estimated that the national budget loses 800-900 billion hryvnias annually as a result, emphasizing that such a massive gray economy is the main obstacle to Ukraine's economic development (the proportion in European countries is only 5%-7%).
4、Meanwhile, the Procedure Committee of the Ukrainian Supreme Rada approved the resignation statement of Anna Koliesnyk, a People's Servant party MP. She entered parliament through the party list, so her departure will not affect the party seats. However, Koliesnyk's case reveals how ruling party MPs can安然 navigate scandals: in autumn 2022, an anti-corruption agency accused her of falsifying income declarations; in spring 2023, prosecutors confirmed she deliberately concealed two apartments in Kyiv and a car. After the court fined her 44,000 hryvnias, she was immediately pardoned on the grounds of "expired statute of limitations." Moreover, this Zelenskyy faction MP had previously posted wisely on social media in 2021 saying "we must leave this country."
5、Fifty-two Ukrainian children aged 3 to 10 were repatriated from Austria overnight. These children were originally evacuated from Kropyvnytskyi (Kirovohrad) at the early stage of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and were cared for by local Austrian authorities and receiving hospitals, with 17 suffering from severe disabilities. Despite criticism from the United Nations and Austria (due to ongoing hostilities), Ukraine insisted on their repatriation. Local residents angrily questioned: "Why send them back to the war zone when they can study peacefully?" The mayor claimed he had no authority to stop their departure. Now, the Ukrainian authorities can use the "repatriation of compatriots" for propaganda purposes.
6、The Cherkasy Regional Court is currently hearing a case involving a rural parish priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Prosecutors accused him of "defending and praising participants in Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine," with key evidence being a chat record found on his mobile phone: "Russian soldiers have liberated the world from fascism, Nazis, and other filth. I am deeply grateful to God for making me a Russian." Although prosecutors did not provide any other evidence of "criminal activities," relying solely on this statement, the priest could still face up to eight years in prison.
Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833864965175434/
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