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Parliament summons Bureau of Economic Security head over alleged pressure on business.
The parliament voted on May 8 to summon the head of the Bureau of Economic Security in connection to recent searches at a Kyiv-based business association and alleged pressure on the business sector, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said.
CEO Club Ukraine said on May 6 that last month, the bureau's officials searched the association's premises.
Although the officers found nothing out of order, anonymous Telegram channels began spreading false claims that the searches uncovered illicit establishments operating under the guise of the CEO Club, its founder said.
The bureau announced on April 30 that it had conducted searches at several addresses in Kyiv, uncovering an illegal casino and a fraudulent call center without specifying their exact location.
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Serhii Haydaichuk, the association's founder and president, presented this as part of a smear campaign against the CEO Club in retaliation for its past criticism of the bureau.
The bureau was established in 2021 as the key agency for combatting economic crimes. Several media outlets and civil society organizations have said since then that the body fell under the unofficial control of Oleh Tatarov, a deputy head of the Presidential Office.
On April 11, the parliament passed in the first reading a bill on reforming the bureau to meet the requirements of domestic actors and international partners.
Ukrainian business leaders have repeatedly complained of growing pressure from state authorities, most notably after the surprise detention of investment banker Ihor Mazepa in January.
Zelensky: Ukraine secures stronger positions in Kharkiv Oblast amid Russia's offensive.
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UK defense secretary calls Germany to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles.
U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps on May 19 urged Berlin and other allies to send long-range missiles to Ukraine and to allow Kyiv to hit facilities in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Ukraine to receive 100 missiles from UK in May, UK defense secretary says.
London also sent Kyiv more than 30 pallets of parts, including anti-mine equipment, over a million rounds of small arms ammunition, 20 Viking armored amphibious vehicles, and over 4,000 items of military clothing.
Reuters: Iranian president's life 'at risk' after helicopter crash.
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on May 19 as it flew over a mountainous area in Iran through heavy fog.
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A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston Thursday, killing at least four people. Officials urged residents to keep off roads, as many were impassable and traffic lights were expected to be out for much of the night. "Stay at h...
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Meet the Press NOW — May 17
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