Ukraine’s ruling party has kicked out a lawmaker from its parliamentary faction after reports that he had traveled to Thailand during Ukraine’s conflict with Russia sparked a public outcry.
Party spokesperson Yulia Paliychuk said on Friday (27 Jan) that Mykola Tyshchenko was expelled from the Servant of the People’s voting bloc following an announcement saying that he would meet members of the Ukrainian diaspora at a hotel in Thailand.
Tyshchenko said on Facebook that he had been on a business trip in Asia with the approval of party leaders, “acting exclusively in the interests of Ukraine”. Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said…
