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Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko sold the television channels Pryamoy that belonged to him and “5 channels”. According to the latter, the reason was the law “ on oligarchs & # 39; & # 39; adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on the initiative of President Volodymyr Zelenský.
By law, the NSDC will keep a “ list of oligarchs & # 39; & # 39; influence the media and be the recipient of a monopoly business entity. The criterion was also called exceeding the confirmed value of a person's assets at the level of 1 million subsistence level – currently it is 2.27 billion hryvnia, or more than $ 85 million.
; European solidarity & quot; and the team of journalists is aware of the “dangers this law poses to … independent media & # 39; & # 39; and opposition. Therefore, it was decided to create a new media holding, owned by media professionals, journalists, public figures and MPs who previously worked as journalists. This holding allegedly acquired 100% of the company's rights to Porošenko's television channels “at market price”.
It is also stated that the agreement stipulates that Porošenko is prohibited from “ in any way influencing the editorial policy of the channels. & # 39; & # 39;