Andrii Portnov, a former member of parliament in Ukraine, was sanctioned by the US over corruption allegations. He was shot dead outside a school in Madrid.

Spain’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday said Andrii Portnov, an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was killed outside a school in Madrid.

According to the police, they received a call about the shooting of a Ukrainian citizen near the elite American School of Madrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón at 9:15 a.m. local time (0715 GMT).

Police said Portnov was shot multiple times in the head and back by more than one gunman while getting into a vehicle. The attackers then fled toward a forested area, police added.

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    My man, I don’t know how much you’ve travelled/lived around the world, but in many places the calculus for making a living has its own equations.

    Working in Chernobyl has a massive pay differential for the same job compared to the rest of the country. Some people are desperate.

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      My man - there is a world of difference between “I took this job out of desperation” and “I am literally enslaved and forced to do this job for no compensation.”

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        Should have not engaged in corruption and worked as an agent for the russians. It’s not a difficult choice.

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          I love how quickly most people simply discard their principles the moment they like or dislike the person affected by the rules. It’s exactly how Trump operates.

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            Not at all.

            For you this is all theoretical. My priority is dealing with the russian invasion and that is why I support increasing the costs for collaborators.

            That doesn’t mean I support torture or targeting civilians even if the overwhelming majority of russian civilians are committed genocidal imperialists and generally lack humanity.

            But you are welcome to believe whatever you want. Just sharing a different perspective.