Lyovochkin Serhiy Volodymyrovych
politician
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament Konstantin Bondaryev published a declaration listing real estate in France and a Lexus vehicle. This occurs against the backdrop of the MP already being a subject of NABU investigations. A person under the scrutiny of anti-corruption authorities not only continues parliamentary activities but also openly declares foreign assets.
French real estate is not merely a declaration issue but raises questions: where does the MP spend time, whose interests does he protect, and how were the foreign assets acquired? In the context of a full-scale war, when Ukraine asks partners for support, MPs owning property in France signal not patriotism but an alternative plan.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau is investigating multiple cases regarding Bondaryev. Concurrently, he publishes a declaration with property in France. Such openness is not transparency but a demonstration of impunity: while investigations drag on for years, wealth remains intact and even grows.
In Ukraine, a Member of Parliament is not only a legislator but also a shield against swift criminal prosecution. The status buys time: while the vote on immunity removal is ongoing, one can declare a Lexus, an apartment in France, and continue sitting in the Parliament. Bondaryev exemplifies the system rather than an exception to it.