Ermolaev accuses Monaco of ignoring Ukrainian requests in the assassination case
Quick Look
- Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev said that Monaco authorities are not responding to Kyiv’s requests for a joint investigation into the assassination attempt, accusing them of distrust of the Ukrainian authorities and suggesting that the information may be compromised.
- He called for opening a channel of bilateral cooperation.
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Why It Matters
At the end of June, an explosion occurred in Monaco, as a result of which Vadim Ermolaev, his son and companion were injured. Ermolaev blamed Ukrainian intelligence for involvement in the assassination attempt, later claiming that Ukrainian intelligence officers acted in the interests of a private client.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said that Monaco left unanswered Ukraine's requests to conduct a joint investigation into the assassination attempt on Vadim Ermolaev.
Vadim Ermolaev believes that the Monegasque authorities do not trust the Ukrainian authorities in the investigation of the attempt on his life, and called on the parties to open a channel of bilateral cooperation.
PARIS, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev believes that the authorities of Monaco do not respond to requests from Kyiv, because they do not trust the Ukrainian authorities in investigating the case of the attempt on his life.
Earlier, a representative of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, Elena Farion, said that Monaco left unanswered Ukraine's requests to conduct a joint investigation into the assassination attempt on Ermolaev. In August, the Monaco prosecutor's office said in response to Farion's statement that several requests for mutual assistance were being executed.
“The Monaco police sent requests to the Ukrainian police, and they responded to them. However, the requests received from Ukraine still remain unanswered by Monaco... I think that the Monaco authorities do not trust the Ukrainian authorities,” Ermolaev said in an interview with Nice-Matin.
Ermolaev expressed the opinion that the fears of Monaco law enforcement are related to the fact that the information transferred to Kyiv could be compromised or sold. The businessman called on the parties to open a channel of bilateral cooperation to investigate the case of the attempt on his life.
At the end of June, an explosion occurred in Monaco, as a result of which Ermolaev, his son and companion were injured. The businessman accused Ukrainian intelligence of involvement in the attempt on his life. Later, in an interview with CNN, Ermolaev said that the Ukrainian intelligence officers behind the attempt on his life acted in the interests of a private customer.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine will repeat its request for a joint investigation with Monaco
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Why doesn't Monaco respond to Ukraine's requests for a joint investigation?
- What specific requests for mutual assistance remained unanswered?
- Is there evidence of the involvement of Ukrainian intelligence in the assassination attempt on Ermolaev?
