The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said on July 25 that former lawmaker Yevhen Murayev, who is known for his pro-Moscow stance, is suspected of high treason and violating the equality of people based on their race, ethnicity, and regional grouping. Murayev, 46, is currently not in Ukraine. The SBU added that Murayev used his Nashi (Ours) television channel, which is now banned in Ukraine, to promote Russian propaganda. Weeks before Russia launched its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, British intelligence named Murayev as a possible Kremlin-friendly politician that Moscow wanted to bring to power in Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
