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Zaluzhny never met Stolar – advisor

Oksana Torop, media advisor to Ukraine's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom Valeriy Zaluzhny, stated that the photograph, showing Zaluzhny and independent Member of Parliament Vadym Stolar, is a fake, and in reality, they have never met.

Oksana Torop, the media advisor to Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK Valeriy Zaluzhny, has confirmed that a photograph circulating online showing Zaluzhny and independent MP Vadym Stolar is a fake. The advisor stated that no such meeting ever occurred. Torop believes this disinformation is being spread to discredit Zaluzhny, who she says the sources are afraid of.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) recently released a video about a special operation involving individuals accused of laundering UAH 150 million. The operation included former President office deputy head Iryna Mudra and independent MP Vadym Stolar. The searches are reportedly linked to Sens Bank and the bail posting for former Energy and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko.

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