In particular, Ukrainian lawmakers who are in contact with the occupying authorities may be held liable.
Ukrainian Member of Parliament from the ruling Servant of the People Party's parliamentary faction Yevhenia Kravchuk says a bill on collaboration, which has been tabled in parliament, foresees punishment for assisting in Russian aggression.
At the same time, she said, each case of possible collaboration should be considered separately.
"As for the teachers [promoting Russia's disinformation in the occupied parts of Ukraine] – they were simply put in such conditions. At the same time, if a school principal organizes some kind of school assembly and claims that Ukrainian soldiers are shooting to kill, this is one thing. And if you just teach chemistry or physics, it's a different thing. This bill is not about a doctor, teacher or driver," she told the RBC Ukraine news agency.
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Yet, she says, the final wording of the bill will hardly be able to preserve the provision that outlaws religious organizations if their "authorized persons" are guilty of collaboration. However, Kravchuk considers it necessary to ban the activities of political parties and their leaders if they commit crime punishable under the law.