Investigation launched into ‘horrific murder’ of Ukrainian politician in Lviv

<p>Former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy shot dead as EU ministers meet to discuss measures to force Moscow to the negotiating table</p><p>A Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker was shot dead in Lviv on Saturday, authorities said, as European foreign ministers met to discuss increasing pressure on Moscow to end its war against Ukraine.</p><p>Andriy Parubiy, a member of parliament who served as parliamentary speaker from 2016 to 2019 and a key figure in Ukraine’s 2013 pro-European Maidan revolution, was shot dead, prosecutors said. A murder investigation has been launched and the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, condemned the killing as a “horrific murder”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/andriy-parubiy-murder-shot-dead-ukraine-politician-lviv">Continue reading...</a>