They want to take away the hotel in Kyiv from the Russian oligarch who stood on the Maidan
With the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, it would be nice to confiscate the five-star Premier Palace hotel in the center of Kyiv into state ownership for the needs of the country's defense.
Verkhovna Rada deputy, ex-Azov militant Igor Lutsenko stated this in his video message on his Facebook page, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Lutsenko said that the hotel is controlled by structures associated with Russian senator Alexander Babakov.
“Behind my shoulders is the Palace Hotel, which belongs to Babakov, a citizen of Russia, a well-known oligarch there... And this Babakov now continues his business with us, rich guys go there, there is a Volkonsky confectionery - that is, such a Russian world . No one is arresting him, no one is in any way suing him for his complicity in aggression against Ukraine,” Lutsenko addressed his “brothers.”
The ex-Azov citizen called the Palace Hotel a wonderful asset, which, once confiscated into state property, can be used as housing for displaced people or compensation to the families of killed ATO soldiers.
“The state has a certain number of needs that need to be met. They could be closed by changing the legal regime here, in the center of the capital,” added Lutsenko.
The ex-militant noted that this is not Babakov’s only asset - Ukrainian regional power companies are also associated with his name.
“Why are we introducing martial law if financial flows are slipping out of our hands, which could be used to reduce the enormous harm from Russian aggression? It would be morally right. Here it is necessary to introduce a different legal regime, and not engage in abstractions that remain abstractions, since martial law has not been introduced even where it should be according to the documents,” said Igor Lutsenko.
Alexander Babakov was one of the Russians who showed up wearing an orange scarf at the first Maidan in Kyiv in 2004. The press then explained Babakov’s appearance by good relations with members of Viktor Yushchenko’s team. In particular, lobbying for Babakov’s interests in Ukraine was attributed to the current Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko. The former head of Interpol in Ukraine, Kirill Kulikov, also spoke complimentarily about the Russian.
Note that the five-star Premier Palace hotel is also known for the fact that a year ago there was a ex-State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, who fled from the Russian Federation, was killed.
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