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Mykyta Poturayev
Микита Потураєв
Member of the Verkhovna Rada
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Personal details
Born
Mykyta Ruslanovych Poturayev

(1970-09-04)4 September 1970[1]
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Soviet Union[1]
Political partyServant of the People[2]

Mykyta Ruslanovych Poturayev (Ukrainian: Микита Русланович Потураєв; born on 4 September 1970), is a Ukrainian politician, and former political and media consulting commentator who is currently serving as the member of the Verkhovna Rada since 29 August 2019.

He is the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy since 17 June 2020.[3]

Biography

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Mykyta Poturayev was born in Dnipro on 4 September 1970.[1]

He is the grandson of the Soviet Ukrainian mechanical scientist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Valentyn Mykytovych, from on his mother's side,[4] and the son of the Ukrainian mechanical scientist Ruslan Palladyovych.

He is a co-founder of the public organization "Quantum Future Lab". He has worked in management positions in the media holding Stalight Media, and was the director of Focus Media. From 2000 to 2001, he was the first deputy chairman of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting.[5]

In the beginning of 2019, was an advisor to President Zelensky on political issues.[6]

Poturayev was a candidate for People's Deputies from the Servant of the People party, elected in 2019, No. 97 on the list. At the time of the elections, he was the director of Focus Media LLC, and independent, and lived in Dnipro.[7]

On 29 August 2019, Poturayev became the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, while he was the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Information Policy.

He is the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy since 17 June 2020.

Views

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In 2015, in Surkov's hacked correspondence with the Russian agency, Poturayev appears as an "entry point" - a person who can be of interest to the Kremlin and promote Russian interests in Ukraine, it is indicated that preliminary conversations were held with him about the problem of a pro-Russian position in Ukraine, and this topic aroused his interest, he is interested in cooperation and is ready to propose ideas and projects.[8]

As the head of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, Poturayev repeatedly distinguished himself by promoting anti-Ukrainian initiatives.[9][10][11]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenenskyy signed the bill into law, banning the Russian Orthodox Church affiliated to Ukraine, and according to Poturayev, he Kremlin was spreading propaganda through the church.[12]

Personal life

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On 2 November 2021, he declared the purchase of a Subaru Forester car for 1.1 million hryvnias.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". itd.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ Свобода, Радіо (2024-01-17). "«Не пригадую такого з часів Януковича» – Потураєв про тиск на журналістів". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ "Потураєв Микита - досьє, кар'єра, біографія, сім'я". 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ http://irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/E_LIB/PDF/EIF0000078.pdf
  5. ^ Потураєв Микита Русланович Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine static.rada.gov.ua
  6. ^ У Зеленського знають, що робити з каналами з орбіти Медведчука Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine Українська правда (26 липня 2019)
  7. ^ Відомості про кандидата в народні депутати України Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine cvk.gov.ua
  8. ^ "Взлом почты Суркова: кого советовали Кремлю для работы с общественным мнением в Украине — Delo.ua". delo.ua. October 25, 2016.
  9. ^ «Вбивця мови». Двори у центрі Києва обклеєні фотографіями «слуг» «Главком»
  10. ^ "Нардепи просувають антиукраїнський закон «Про медіа»". portal.lviv.ua.
  11. ^ Вбивця мови: у Києві розклеїли листівки зі «слугами народу». «Україна молода»
  12. ^ "Ukraine to ban Russian Orthodox Church, Zelenskyy signs law". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  13. ^ Потураєв купив новий Subaru Forester за дві річні зарплати Archived 2021-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.