Ukraine's Zelenskiy says suspect arrested in murder of former parliamentary speaker Parubiy


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  • Monday, 01 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Andriy Parubiy, who at the time was Ukrainian Parliamentary Speaker, reacts during a session of parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

(Reuters) -Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said early on Monday that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, a crime that shook the war-torn country.

"The suspect has given an initial testimony," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app. "Urgent investigative actions are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of this murder."

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