UK ambassador urges Ukrainian politicians not to be distracted by polarizing domestic politics

British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has called on political leaders in Ukraine to unite against Russian aggression and not to be distracted by polarizing domestic politics.

She stated this on her Twitter account, Ukrinform reports.

"All political leaders in Ukraine need to unite against Russian aggression right now. So important at this time not to lose sight of this or be distracted by polarizing domestic politics," Simmons said.

European Solidarity party leader and former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrived in Kyiv early on January 17 from a business trip abroad. He was accompanied by his wife, Maryna Poroshenko, MPs from the European Solidarity party and lawyers.

On December 20, Acting Prosecutor General Oleksiy Symonenko signed a notice of suspicion for Poroshenko in the case of coal supplies from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

According to Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation, Poroshenko is suspected of "aiding the activities of the terrorist organizations 'LPR' and 'DPR' by acting in collusion with a group of individuals, including representatives of the top leadership of the Russian Federation." The politician was called in for questioning on December 23, but he did not arrive as he was on a business trip abroad.

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