"No longer in the faction": European Solidarity confirms Honcharenko's expulsion
Kyiv • UNN
Oleksii Honcharenko was expelled from the faction due to differences over ending the war and Ukraine's security course. The MP's public positions on ending the war diverged from the party's position.
People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleksii Honcharenko no longer represents the "European Solidarity" faction in the Verkhovna Rada. This was stated by European Solidarity MP Volodymyr Viatrovych, reports UNN.
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According to him, there is a fundamental difference between a discussion about political tactics and disagreements over the country's basic values and strategic course.
Oleksii Honcharenko's public positions on ending the war and the future security architecture of Ukraine diverged from the position of "European Solidarity" and its ideological principles
He added that the broad public discussion sparked by Oleksii Honcharenko's proposals demonstrated the obvious: the authorities must finally begin an honest conversation with society about how they see a realistic path to a ceasefire and a just peace.
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The other day, MP Oleksii Honcharenko published a series of posts about the possible logic of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. He proposes starting with issues that could potentially be agreed upon at the first stage
The day before, the "European Solidarity" faction decided that they could not continue a "joint political path" with Oleksii Honcharenko "due to ideological differences."
Honcharenko's "peace plan" sparked a wave of criticism and stirred up social media.