The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has notified Russian State Duma deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky of his being suspected of financing terrorism.
The press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine announced this in a statement, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
"The Prosecutor General's Office has drawn a notification of suspicion of financing terrorism for Russian Federation citizen V. Zhirinovsky," reads the statement.
The statement reads that the pre-trial investigation has established that Zhirinovsky created a group comprising Russian MPs and members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in March-April 2014 to collect funds in Russia for provision of terrorist organizations Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk's People's Republic.
The group headed by Zhirinovsky supplied 6 transport vehicles to the terrorist organizations in 2014-2017.
Some of the vehicles were used during terrorist attacks against Ukrainian military and law enforcement agencies, including on the territory of the Donetsk international airport.
The notice of suspicion was drawn on August 23.
Investigation continues.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in October 2016, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, chairman of the Russian Federal Assembly's Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, and Russian State Duma deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
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