Investigative show exposes influence of Kolomoisky, Akhmetov on lawmakers

Oligarchs Ihor Kolomoisky and Rinat Akhmetov control about 70 and about 100 members of the Verkhovna Rada, respectively, according to a Jan. 11 investigation by the Bihus.info investigative show. Akhmetov and Kolomoisky did not respond to requests for comment. Based on their voting in favor of bills that benefit Kolomoisky, he controls 24 lawmakers of the For the Future (Za
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