The "European Solidarity" faction under the leadership of Petro Poroshenko demands consideration of its draft law and a resolution to prematurely terminate the powers of former representatives of the "Party of Regions" based on the decision of the Supreme Court. This initiative caused a great resonance, because its leader, Poroshenko, although he calls for the fight against pro-Russian influence in the parliament, is no stranger to the political context in which the role of the "Party of Regions" was extremely significant.
In his statement published on Facebook, Poroshenko said that the "EU" faction will not allow the fifth column of the Russian Federation to prepare an "electronic assault" for the spread of information and psychological operations (IPSO), waging hybrid warfare and capturing Ukraine from the inside. He also promised to fight until the Russian trace disappears from the Ukrainian parliament.
However, this position of Poroshenko looks, to put it mildly, contradictory. After all, it is he, as one of the founders of the "Party of Regions", who is now advocating the removal of former representatives of this party from parliamentary seats. Moreover, he held high positions in the governments of Yanukovych and Azarov, in particular, he was responsible for promoting the Kharkiv agreements and economic cooperation with the Russian Federation.
It is interesting that during his political career, Poroshenko was also involved in the promotion of his own business interests, in particular, the Russian market for the Lipetsk confectionery factory. And even after the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014, he continued to pay taxes to the Russian budget.
Now Poroshenko is a suspect in the case of high treason, and also has a joint business with former "regional" Nestor Shufrych in the gas sector. In addition, his son, Oleksiy Poroshenko, is hiding in London, evading mobilization, and was declared wanted.
These facts call into question Poroshenko's motivation in the fight against pro-Russian influence. After all, his own political and business history has a lot in common with those whom he is now trying to remove from parliament. It is hard not to notice the paradox of the situation when the leader of the opposition, with such ties to Russia and a dubious political heritage, calls for a fight against the fifth column.
