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2 Charged With Killing Monaco Bombing Suspect
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Key Points:
- A Ukrainian man, Vladyslav Reut, reportedly linked to Ukraine's military intelligence, was charged with murdering Anastasiia Berezovska, the woman accused by French authorities of planting a bomb that injured oligarch Vadym Iermolaiev and his family in Monaco in June.
- Berezovska, disguised as a man, fled Monaco through France and Italy before returning to Ukraine, where her body was later found near Kyiv; prosecutors allege Reut and ex-police officer Vitalii Zhykovych paid her and then killed her in a forest.
- Reut denies intentionally murdering Berezovska, blaming Zhykovych and requesting a polygraph test, while Zhykovych denies involvement; this case has become a political issue for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a thorough explanation, and Ukrainian lawmakers emphasize the need for clarity on whether this was a rogue criminal act or connected to the state, complicating international relations.
