Ukraine's Prosecutor General Leaves for Five-Day Paris Trip
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko signed a September 13 order for a five-day business trip to Paris to attend a PACE hearing on Ukrainian children, coinciding with the president's push to dismiss him.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has departed for a five-day business trip to Paris, according to an order signed September 13 that was reviewed by Ukrainska Pravda. The Prosecutor General's Office confirmed the trip to the outlet.
According to the document, Kravchenko stated he traveled by car to take part in a hearing organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) parliamentary network, focused on parliamentary action regarding Ukrainian children in the context of international accountability. He cited Article 9 of Ukraine's law "On the Prosecutor's Office" as the legal basis.
The trip is set for five days starting September 13, with all expenses covered by the event organizers.
Background
The trip comes amid a tense standoff. Facing an investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) into alleged protection schemes involving call centers, Kravchenko had submitted a resignation request. At the same time, on September 14 he announced he had signed a notice of suspicion against NABU Director Semen Kryvonos, accusing NABU and SAP of seizing case materials during searches targeting their own employees as part of a special operation called "Carthage," allegedly to block procedural decisions in those cases.
Sources within law enforcement told Ukrainska Pravda that Kravchenko left the country overnight into September 14 in an official service vehicle. The Prosecutor General himself announced he had gone on a business trip.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged parliament to urgently support Kravchenko's dismissal. Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said the president's submission calling for Kravchenko's removal has been received by parliament, and the Rada's Law Enforcement Committee has already backed the motion.
