Poturaiev Mykyta Ruslanovych

Chairman of the Rada's Humanitarian Committee, which advanced media laws in the interests of the Office of the President and voted for the 'anti-NABU' bill №12414

Grandson of academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Valentyn Mykytovych Poturaiev. People's Deputy of the IX convocation from "Servant of the People", chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy (since 2020). Before the elections — presidential advisor. Head of the permanent delegation to the OSCE; member of groups for relations with the USA, Israel, and Morocco.

Media law criticized by the ECHR, rejection of Tkachenko's dismissal

During Poturaiev's tenure, the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy promoted several high-profile legislative initiatives: the media law (2022), which received criticism from the Council of Europe and the media community for excessive regulatory burden and risk of censorship; amendments to language legislation. Poturaiev's Committee publicly refused to support the dismissal of Culture Minister Tkachenko despite numerous scandals surrounding him. In July 2025, voted "for" bill №12414 — subordinating NABU and SAP to the Prosecutor General, which the EU and IMF qualified as a threat to the independence of anti-corruption bodies. No criminal proceedings or suspicions have been recorded against him personally.