Azarov’s case is already in the Ukrainian court
19 January 19:17
Ukraine accuses former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov of publicly calling for the violent change and overthrow of the constitutional order, conducting information activities in cooperation with the aggressor state and justifying Russia’s armed aggression against our country. The indictment was sent to court by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, reports 
.
The prosecutor’s office did not name the former official, but it is clear that it is Azarov.
“The investigation has established that the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, who has been hiding in the territory of the aggressor state since 2014, has been actively engaged in information activities in cooperation with the Russian Federation since the beginning of the full-scale invasion and to the present day, using Russian media and the Internet. The former Ukrainian high-ranking official regularly appears on Russian news channels. Promoting Russian narratives, he conducts information activities aimed at discrediting the state of Ukraine,”
– the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
In particular, in videos on Youtube and Russian media portals, Azarov justifies Russia’s armed aggression and the occupation of part of Ukraine’s territory. He calls the events in Bucha a “fake”, calls for denazification and a violent change of the Ukrainian government and assures that Putin’s special operation saved Donetsk from capture, “preventing this tragedy”.
Azarov faces up to 15 years in prison on the charges.
