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Alexander Onishchenko is now a citizen of the Russian Federation
According to NABU, the former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Onishchenko, together with his associates, sold gas to the state-owned enterprise Ukrgasvydobuvannya through pseudo-exchange, which caused damage to the state in the amount of more than UAH 1.613 billion.
Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Onishchenko, who is hiding from Ukrainian justice on corruption charges, received Russian citizenship at the end of 2020, the newspaper reports. Babel.
According to Onishchenko, he received Russian citizenship “only for sports” and now plays for the Russian national team. He also sent a link to one of the information resources, which reports that the ex-people’s deputy has moved to Uzbekistan and may change his sports citizenship, Babel writes.
In addition, Onishchenko denied media reports that he was allegedly selling his villa in Germany. He claims that this is a sports complex, which he heads.
According to NABU, the former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexander Onishchenko, together with his associates, sold gas to the state-owned enterprise Ukrgasvydobuvannya through pseudo-exchange, which caused damage to the state in the amount of more than UAH 1.613 billion. He managed to leave Ukraine before the Verkhovna Rada removed his parliamentary immunity and agreed to prosecute him.
In May 2020, Germany refused to extradite Onishchenko to Ukraine. On January 11, the United States imposed sanctions on seven people and four organizations for meddling in American elections. Onishchenko was also included in the list.
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