{"id":1363067,"date":"2026-02-26T22:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-coal-affair-is-a-farce-especially-cynical-against-the-backdrop-of-the-current-energy-disaster-in-the-country-petro-poroshenko\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:57:54","slug":"the-coal-affair-is-a-farce-especially-cynical-against-the-backdrop-of-the-current-energy-disaster-in-the-country-petro-poroshenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-coal-affair-is-a-farce-especially-cynical-against-the-backdrop-of-the-current-energy-disaster-in-the-country-petro-poroshenko\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201ccoal affair\u201d is a farce, especially cynical against the backdrop of the current energy disaster in the country \u2013 Petro Poroshenko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"961\"><strong>The so-called coal business, which the authorities have stepped up after the start of a full-scale invasion, is a cynical farce, especially against the backdrop of the current energy disaster in the state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1038\"> Petro Poroshenko stated this during a meeting of the Shevchenko Court. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1038\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9UNyDMpXIaM?si=Lh8glPDocKWIqVZ3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1400\"> &#8220;What is happening in this hall today is an attempt by the prosecution to turn the trial into a farce. The accusations regarding the import of coal sound especially cynical today. Then, in the most difficult days, thanks to the actions of the government, which I support, we managed to avoid the cold. Coal &#8211; Ukrainian, from Ukrainian mines &#8211; was imported. The state survived,&#8221; Poroshenko emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1758\"> He noted that if the prosecution had intended to prove the case in a legal context, it would not have allowed Medvedchuk to be handed over to the Russian side. &#8220;Then a simple question arises: why was this done? The answer is obvious &#8211; to deprive the process of the opportunity to establish the truth and instead use it for political discrediting,&#8221; the fifth President said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1953\"> Poroshenko also criticized the prosecution&#8217;s demand not to broadcast the hearing live, allegedly for security reasons. &#8220;I don&#8217;t need such protection or such care,&#8221; he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2435\"> According to him, the situation looks absurd when the prosecution informs Russia about the dates and address of the court sessions and at the same time speaks about security concerns. &#8220;On the one hand, they inform the aggressor country about the time and place of the trial, invite Medvedchuk to the trial, who is deliberately not singled out in a separate proceeding. And on the other hand, they demand to ban live broadcast. So what are you afraid of? For a year you have not provided anything. No facts. No logic. No elements of the crime,&#8221; Poroshenko said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2437\" data-end=\"2747\"> He stressed that an independent judiciary is a key feature of a democratic state and a requirement of the European Union. &#8220;Any attempt to close the process is an attempt to hide the crime that is being committed by the prosecution right now. Stop this farce. Don&#8217;t turn this into a show,&#8221; the fifth President said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2749\" data-end=\"3100\"> As previously reported, A year ago, lawyer Ilya Novikov said <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/vlada-hotuietsia-do-vyboriv-i-planuie-usunuty-petra-poroshenka-opozytsii-cherez-tak-zvanu-vuhilnu-spravu\/\">that the authorities plan to remove the opposition leader from the political process due to the intensification of the coal case<\/a> . He also pointed to the introduction of illegal and unconstitutional sanctions as a tool to block the political activities of the leader of European Solidarity. Petro Poroshenko is appealing the relevant decree in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3248\"> People&#8217;s Deputy Viktoriya Syumar stated that after 2019, the authorities resumed the purchase of Russian coal, including from the occupied territories.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3575\"> Also in December 2019, after negotiations in Paris, Zelensky&#8217;s team extended the agreement for the transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which did not stop even after the full-scale invasion. According to representatives of European Solidarity, the aggressor state receives about $7 billion from this every year.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3577\" data-end=\"3737\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"> As a reminder <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/poroshenko-dokhody-rosii-vid-tranzytu-cherez-naftoprovid-druzhba-tse-do-tysiachi-shakhediv-na-den\/\">, the faction registered draft laws to stop the transit of Russian oil<\/a> , however, according to party representatives, they will not be submitted to a vote in the Verkhovna Rada. <\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\">\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The so-called coal business, which the authorities have stepped up after the start of a full-scale invasion, is a cynical farce, especially against the backdrop of the current energy disaster in the state. 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