These are the 10 Ukrainian political parties suspended by Zelensky

the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyannounced on March 20 that it was suspending the activity of up to 10 political parties during the martial law that is in force in the country and that will last, in principle, until April 25. The Ukrainian leader defended his decision in the face of “large-scale war waged by the Russian Federation” and the alleged “ties” of some of these formations with the kremlin. This Thursday, in addition, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has ratified the suspension of the activities of the group ‘Platform for Life in Parliament’, two days after the arrest of their leaderthe pro-Russian politician Victor Medvedchuk. In this sense, Zelensky proposed this Wednesday to exchange Medvedchuk for prisoners of war.

The Ukrainian president, a member of the ‘People’s Servant‘, he stated in March that “now everyone must take care of the interests of our state”. Therefore, he gave orders to the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice to “immediately take comprehensive measures to ban the activities of these political parties in the prescribed manner,” he specified.

A decision that has lasted for several weeks and that also ended with the arrest of Medvedchuk. This Thursday, the Ukrainian authorities today reported the seizure of a total of 154 properties of the politician, including 26 cars, 30 rural lots, 23 houses, 32 apartments, 17 parking spaces and a yacht. The detainee is expected to obtain “important information”, including on the course and preparations for the war, according to government sources.

“I want to remind all politicians in any field: wartime shows very well the scarcity of personal ambitions of those who try to put their own ambitions, their own party or career above the interests of the state, the interests of the people” , explained the Ukrainian ruler. Any activity by politicians “aimed at splitting or collaborating will not succeed. But it will get a difficult response,” Zelensky warned.

Among the parties whose activity will be prohibited is the ‘Opposition Platform for Life’, a liberal-democratic, Eurosceptic and Russophile formation that has up to 44 of the 450 seats in the Verkhovna Rada, the national parliament of Ukraine. The Russian President, Vladimir Putinis the godfather of the daughter of its founder, Medvedchuk.

The other parties banned by the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine are ‘Sharia Party’, ‘Our Opposition Bloc’, ‘Left Opposition’, ‘Union of Left Forces’, ‘State’, ‘Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine’, ‘Socialist Party’, ‘Socialists’ and ‘Vladimir Saldo Bloc’.

That ban was taken as a military exception, so it will be extended as long as martial law is in force. However, the complicated situation in the country, under siege by Russian troops since Moscow launch your military invasion on February 24, makes it difficult to predict how long these extraordinary restrictions will last. That March 20, Zelensky signed the extension of martial law, ratified by the national parliament, which will last until April 25.