Former Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi reacted to suspicions of encroachment on Ukraineʼs territorial integrity.
He wrote on his Facebook page that he considered the accusation a misunderstanding. Chernovetskyi learned about the suspicion from the media.
"So far I canʼt comment on the merits, because I havenʼt received any summonses or other documents. I regard the wording of the accusation [...] of calls to change Ukraineʼs borders as a complete misunderstanding. I sincerely love and support the United, Integral, Independent and European Ukraine. I consider the death of Ukrainians a tragedy, and the war against Ukraine a crime," he said.
- On June 20, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported that Leonid Chernovetskyi was suspected of encroaching on Ukraineʼs territorial integrity. Chernovetskyiʼs calls for recognition of the so-called DNR and LNR borders were cited as grounds.
- In September 2020, Chernovetskyi filed a lawsuit demanding that the Cabinet of Ministers submit to the Verkhovna Rada a bill granting Russian the status of a state language. In October, the court returned the lawsuit to him.