The Council agreed to Kravchenko’s appointment to the post of Attorney General

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The Verkhovna Rada agreed to President Vladimir Zelensky for the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

Source: Parliament meeting on June 17

Details: The decision on the approval of Kravchenko’s candidacy for the post of Prosecutor General was supported by 273 people’s deputies:

Advertising:

“Servant of the People” – 190;

“European Solidarity” – 0;

“Motherland” – 17;

“Voice” – 0;

“Platform for Life and Peace” – 14;

“Restoration of Ukraine” – 12;

“Party” for the future ” – 12;

“Trust” – 18;

Non -factional – 10.

Now the President must sign a decree on the appointment of Kravchenko by the Prosecutor General. Since then, he will officially hold the post of head of the OGP.

Reference: 35-year-old Ruslan Kravchenko is a native of Severodonetsk, Luhansk region. Since 2024 he held the position of head of the State Tax Service.

He was the chairman of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration (from 2023 to 2024). He headed the Buchan District Prosecutor’s Office since 2021.

Previously worked as a military prosecutor during Anatoly Matios. In 2019-2020, he filed a SAP prosecutor, then participated in the competition for the post of NABU head. He was awarded the Order of Merit III degree (August 23, 2022).

Kravchenko was a prosecutor in the case where Viktor Yanukovych President was found guilty of treason and awards in the war.

During the interview as the head of NABU to Kravchenko, there were questions about the real estate, savings and political background of his relatives.

Prehistory:

• On June 16, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a submission to the Verkhovna Rada on the appointment of Ruslan Kravchenko to the post of Attorney General.
• The submission to the Prosecutor General was not submitted to the Parliament for more than half a year – from the moment when in October 2024, MPs voted for the resignation of Andrei Kostin. During this time, his duties were performed by the first deputy Alexei Khomenko.
• On the morning of June 17, MPs at the meeting of the “Servant of the People” faction supported Kravchenko’s candidacy for the post of Prosecutor General of Ukraine. Kravchenko’s appointment was also approved by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement.

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