Source: pro-Russian "political expert" and propagandist, suspected of treason, Alexander Lazarev
Details: From the interview, it became known that Murayev lives in Beijing with his family.
Murayev began the conversation by stating that President Volodymyr Zelensky "under no circumstances intends to end the war."
The politician plans to "search for those missing from his circle after the fall of the Zelensky regime."
Murayev did not disclose how he left Ukraine, stating he wanted "to avoid harming the people who helped him." He also assisted Lazarev in leaving Ukraine.
The former Rada deputy also recalled Russia several times, mentioning that "we have a centuries-old history as part of a single state." He referred to the war as "poor relations between the countries," and described Ukrainians and Russians as "not foreign peoples." Some time was also devoted to the "non-compliance of Ukraine with the Minsk agreements."
It is unknown how long Murayev has been living in China, but interlocutors discussed "studying the Chinese language for three years." According to UP sources, Murayev left Ukraine in May 2022.
In September 2022, a crew from "Ukrainian Pravda" filmed Murayev's family in Vienna.
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What preceded: In the fall of 2022, SBU officers conducted a series of searches at Murayev's residences and offices in Kyiv.
The British Foreign Office stated that the Kremlin considered Murayev as a candidate for a puppet government in the event of Russia's occupation of Ukraine. Murayev himself called this "nonsense."
In March 2024, the Security Service completed the pre-trial investigation regarding Murayev, who is involved in subversive activities in favor of the aggressor state, Russia.