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ukraine banned all political parties… in ukraine being for peace talks is a crime.

They did not, there are about 300 political parties registered in Ukraine. They banned a handful of parties with ties to Russia.

While I'm queasy about the treatment of this guy, he's a foreigner so why not just deport him, banning parties with explicit ties to your enemy in times of war seems prudent.

- Hold that, it appears Lira is actually wanted for sending photos of military gear to Russian intelligence. I don't know how credible that accusation is, but I suppose we'll see.

the pro russia were banned before the war. After the war much more were banned

I'm talking about the ones that were banned in March 2022 after the start of the invasion. I don't think any were banned before then.

> Since 16 December 2015 three communist parties are banned in Ukraine (the Communist Party of Ukraine, Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) and Communist Party of Workers and Peasants).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decommunization_in_Ukraine

What is the source that talks about him sending photos of military gear to Russian intelligence?

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