Yevheniy Murayev

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Yevheniy Murayev
Євгеній Мураєв
Murayev Evgen (cropped).jpg
Murayev in 2015
Born
Yevheniy Volodymyrovych Murayev

(1976-12-02) 2 December 1976 (age 45)
Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
  • Soviet
  • Ukrainian
CitizenshipUkraine
OccupationMedia proprietor
Known forTV channels and
Political party
Children4

Yevheniy Volodymyrovych Murayev (Ukrainian: Євгеній Володимирович Мураєв; born 2 December 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and media owner.

Political and media career[]

Murayev has been a deputy of the Kharkiv Oblast Council (two convocations) and a deputy of the Ukrainian parliament VII convocation and VIII convocation[1] (member of the Parliamentary Committee on Tax and Customs Policy). He is a former member of Party of Regions, Opposition Bloc[2] and former chairman of the political council of the For Life (Za zhyttia) party. In September 2018, he left Za zhyttia[3] and (five days later) created the new political party Ours (Nashi).[4][5] On 10 January 2019, Murayev's party elected him as their candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.[6] On 7 March 2019, Murayev pulled out of the election in favor of Oleksandr Vilkul.[7] He also announced that Vilkul's party Opposition Bloc and Nashi would soon merge.[7] In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Murayev headed the nationwide list of this party that won 3.23% of the votes and thus did not overcome the 5% election barrier, thereby keeping Murayev out of parliament.[8]

He is the founder of the pro-Russian TV channel NASH, which was owned by his father Volodymyr Murayev.[9][10] Previously, he owned pro-Russian TV channel NewsOne, which was banned by a presidential decree of Volodymyr Zelensky.[11][10] Since then, NASH has taken the place of the banned pro-Russian TV channels as it mostly features the same guests and similar messages.[10]

In January 2022, the British government accused Russia of seeking to supplant Ukraine's government via military force, and replace it with a pro-Russian administration possibly led by Yevheniy Murayev.[12] British Foreign Minister Liz Truss wrote on Twitter that the UK "will not tolerate Kremlin plot to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine."[13] Murayev denied any such plan.[14] Russia dismissed the accusation as "misinformation". The Russian Foreign Ministry said the British accusation was "evidence that it is the NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons, that are escalating tensions around Ukraine."[13] Volodymyr Fesenko, a Ukrainian political analyst, wrote that "Murayev, for all his pro-Russianness, is not a figure who is very close to the Kremlin, especially compared to Medvedchuk."[14]

Family, education and work[]

Murayev's father Volodymyr Kuzmych was the general director of a construction company Rapid CJSC. His mother Olha Oleksiivna was associate professor of the department of chemistry at National University of Kharkiv. He graduated from Physics and Mathematics Lyceum # 27 in Kharkiv. In 1994, he enrolled at the Faculty of Economics of the National University of Kharkiv, specialty "Finance and Credit", which in 1999 he completed with distinction.[15]

Views[]

Murayev considered the February 2014 Maidan revolution a Western-backed coup d’etat.[14] He claimed that the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation is recognized by the world and that the annexation is favorable to the government of Ukraine.[16][17]

Murayev speculated that US private military companies such as Greystone and Blackwater took part in the battle of Mariupol.[18]

Personal life[]

Murayev is divorced (since 2017).[19] He has three sons and one daughter.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Donald Trump's victory is good for Ukraine – MP". EurAsia Daily. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=829146550522523&set=a.623028067801040.1073741826.100002815585103&type=3&theater
  3. ^ (in Ukrainian) Muraev said that he was leaving Rabinovich and created his own party, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 September 2018)
  4. ^ Murayev will head Nashi Party, Interfax-Ukraine (26 September 2018)
  5. ^ (in Ukrainian) People's Deputy Murayev is heading a new party "OUR", Channel 24 (26 September 2018)
  6. ^ (in Ukrainian) Muraev will run for president, Ukrayinska Pravda (10 January 2019)
  7. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Muraev emerged from the elections in favor of Vilkul, Ukrayinska Pravda (7 March 2019)
  8. ^ "Новинський і ще 5 "опоблоківців" проходять у Раду, а Колесніков – ні".
  9. ^ "Зеленського просять заблокувати телеканал НАШ. Петиція Стерненка набрала 25 000 підписів". Liga.net (in Ukrainian). 17 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Alternatively Pro-Russian: How NASH Operates". Ukraine World. 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Ukraine: Zelenskiy bans three opposition TV stations". DW.com. 3 February 2021.
  12. ^ Griffin, David. "Britain Says Russia Seeking To Replace Ukraine Government". www.news9.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b "UK warns of Russian 'plot' to replace Ukraine government". Deutsche Welle. 23 January 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Explainer-Who is Yevhen Murayev, named by Britain as Kremlin's pick to lead Ukraine?". Euronews. 23 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Мураев, Евгений Владимирович — ДОСЬЕ". dosye.info. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  16. ^ Murayev answered to Svobodite Ilyenko, whose Crimea? (Мураев ответил "свободовцу" Ильенко – чей Крым? "Украинский формат" на NEWSONE 28.03.18). NewsOne. 28 March 2018
  17. ^ Evgeniy Murayev: The war should not re-categorize, but rather end (Евгений Мураев: Войну надо не переквалифицировать, а заканчивать). NewsOne. 23 June 2017
  18. ^ The Oppoblokite Murayev during live broadcast announced that at Donbas were fighting American soldiers. The Ukrainian Week. 20 June 2016
  19. ^ "Єдиний державний реєстр судових рішень". reyestr.court.gov.ua. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Мураев: Это будет сложный год — нас ждут потрясения, но они принесут перемены к лучшему". Наш (in Russian and Ukrainian). 2 January 2022.
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