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The court on Wednesday failed to determine a preventive measure for the former ambassador to the United States and took a recess until Thursday.
The court, which was choosing a preventive measure for Ukraine’s former ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna, could not make a decision on Wednesday, 5 August, and the decision should be announced on Thursday, according to Radio Liberty and Hromadske.
During the session Stefanishyna stated that the amount of bail announced by the SAP prosecutor of 13,3 million hryvnias is too large, since returning to Ukraine from the United States and the court process are financially costly for her, and she asked the court to reduce the bail amount.
“Therefore with the mythical money that, in the opinion of the prosecution, may be at my disposal, I cannot secure payment of the bail with my own funds in the proposed amount, and even if I find such an option, I still cannot sustain my family’s livelihood,” Stefanishyna added.
16 July 2025 year, the SAP stated that they had registered a criminal proceeding, during which they are checking the facts set out in the journalistic investigation involving Stefanishyna.
The Ukrainian Pravda investigation suggested that ARMA determined a company to manage the House of Trade Unions in Kyiv, which may be connected to Stefanishyna’s former husband. Stefanishyna, in turn, emphasized that she is not connected with her former husband’s activities.
Earlier, media reported that Stefanishyna is also involved in the so-called “Lukash case,” which is already being considered by the Specialized Anti-Cafety Court (VAKS). It concerns a case in which former Minister of Justice Olena Lukash and other defendants are charged with misappropriating in 2013-2014 years funds totaling 2 million 523 hryvnias, allocated for adapting national legislation to EU law. During that period Stefanishyna headed the Ministry of Justice department.
As reported, on Wednesday the ex-vice prime minister for European integration and former Ukraine ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna was served with a new suspicion.
Recall that 3 August Olha Stefanishyna was dismissed from her post as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States. Media outlets wrote that Stefanishyna requested the end of her diplomatic service for personal reasons.
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