KYIV (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian lawmaker published what he said was a government document on Monday announcing the nationalisation of some privately held shares in several strategic corporations, including engine maker Motor Sich and energy company Ukrnafta.
The authenticity of the document posted on the Telegram messaging app by Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the first deputy chairman of parliament’s finance, tax and customs policy committee, could not immediately be confirmed by Reuters. The document was authored by the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market.
Media outlet Ekonomichna Pravda reported the nationalisation of shares in five strategic companies linked to businessmen Ihor Kolomoisky, Vyacheslav Bohuslaev and Kostiantyn Zhevago earlier on Monday.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Timothy Heritage)
