Zelenskyy: Ukraine counting on Austria's support on issue of fugitive Ukrainian oligarchs and hidden assets

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Kyiv is counting on Austria’s support in tackling the issue of the Ukrainian oligarchs hiding in Europe and concealing their assets there.

"We’re counting on the support of Austria's government and Austrian society in addressing the sensitive issue of former Ukrainian officials and oligarchs who are evading Ukrainian justice and using Europe, including Austria, as a hiding place to stash their stolen assets," Zelenskyy said during a joint press conference with Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. 

Zelenskyy added that this is a matter of justice.

The president also emphasised how important it is for the two countries to "cooperate in the field of justice" during wartime.

He added that this is "a matter of justice."

As reported, Ukrainska Pravda located oligarch Hennadii Boholiubov in Vienna.

According to UP, former Kyiv City Council deputy Denys Komarnytskii – known in the capital’s business and political circles as the "overseer" of Kyiv – was also hiding in Vienna.

Former head and ex-judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tupytskii, is also reportedly residing in Vienna.