Volodymyr Ariev
Volodymyr Ariev | |
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 Volodymyr Ariev at a conference in 2012 | |
| Member of Parliament of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1975 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Political party | European Solidarity |
| Occupation | journalist and film director |
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Volodymyr Ariev (born 31 March 1975) is a Ukrainian journalist, film director, author of the project "Restricted Area". He also is the Member of Parliament of Ukraine since the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election, chairman of Ukrainian delegation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2015–2019, PACE Vice-President (2015, 2018), President of PACE Committee for Culture, Education, Science and Media (2016–2017). He has a diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.
Biography
[edit]Volodymyr Ariev was born in Kyiv Ukraine on 31 March 1975.[1][2]
Education
[edit]- 1992, Nature and Science Lyceum in Kyiv[1]
- 1998, Institute for Journalism affiliated with Kyiv National University[3]
- 1994, student of BBC World Service school, Kyiv
Career
[edit]- February 1993 – October 1994, assistant reporter, stringer of Ukrainian and Russian BBC services, (Kyiv)
- October 1994 – January 1996, special correspondent, host of "Vikna-novyny" news program, "Internews"
- January 1996 – May 1996, special correspondent, information agency "Vikna"
- May – November 1996, host of the news block in "Good Morning Ukraine!", UT-1 channel
- November 1996 – September 2003, special correspondent, Information and Analytical service, TV channel Inter
- 2002, journalist of TSN, 1+1 Studio
- March 2003 – March 2004, independent journalist and author of the program "Non-province"(STB), freelance writer at weekly "Zerkalo Nedeli" ("Mirror Weekly"); special correspondent at JSC Television Information Agency "Profi TV"[1]
- March 2004 – December 2005, – Director and author of the program "Closed Zone", "Channel 5"
- 2007 – 5 Kanal stopped collaboration with Volodymyr Ariev producer center due to he ran for Parliamentary Elections.
- MP 6th Verkhovna Rada since November 2007, was elected by the lists of "Our Ukraine – People's Self-Defense Bloc"[2]
- Second term in MP office 7th Verkhovna Rada since November 2012, was elected in constituency 218, Kyiv for Batkivshchyna.[4]
- Third term in MP office 8th Verkhovna Rada since November 2014, was re-elected in constituency 218, Kyiv for Petro Poroshenko Bloc.[4]
- Since 2015 Chairman of Ukrainian delegation to PACE
- PACE Vice-President (2015, 2018)
- In 2016–2017 President of PACE Committee for Culture, Education, Science and Media, PACE General Rapporteur for media freedom and safety of journalists
- Since September 2017 Ariev hosts a political talk show on the TV channel "Direct".[5]
- Ariev was elected to parliament 4th time for European Solidarity in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as number 17 of its election list.[6]
- Ariev's daughter Yaryna Arieva was elected (at the age of 20) to the Kyiv City Council for European Solidarity in the 2020 Ukrainian local elections.[7]
Investigations
[edit]Friendship with GRU agent Pablo González
[edit]On 15 October 2024, Shaun Walker, a correspondent for The Guardian, released an investigation into an agent of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian journalist Pavel Rubtsov, better known as Pablo González.[8] The investigation states that Pablo González was friends with Volodymyr Ariev, in particular, during his trips to Ukraine, Gongales visited Ariev and gave him a bottle of wine of Basque origin.[8]
The assistant's ties to Myrotvorets
[edit]An assistant to MP Volodymyr Ariev is Oleksiy Pogorilov, who, according to the Mezha.net media agency, has ties to the Myrotvorets website.[9] Pogorilov himself calls Ariev his close friend.[9]
Scandals
[edit]The story of the 'Russian saboteur' in Kyiv
[edit]On 27 February 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ariev's assistant Oleksiy Pogorilov told the story of a "Russian saboteur" in Kyiv.[10] According to him, Ariev was travelling through the capital and stopped next to a man who was making noise.[10] He asked him to take him to the "Maidanchik", probably to Maidan Nezalezhnosti, and then Ariev asked for his documents. After the conversation, the MP handed the saboteur over to law enforcement.[10] This story was also spread by MP Iryna Herashchenko.[10]
In October 2024, the editorial board of Mezha.net sent a request to the National Police of Ukraine to find out about the fate of the saboteur.[10]
Illegal drug trade by an assistant
[edit]On 23 October 2024, the editorial board of Mezha.net sent an information request to MP Volodymyr Ariev regarding the distribution of drugs by his assistant.[11] While preparing a new investigation, journalists received information about Oleksiy Pogorilov, an aide to MP Ariev.[11] According to insiders, Pogorelov was involved in the Illegal drug trade, after which Mezha.net sent a request for public information to the MP.[11]
Filmography
[edit]- Donetsk mafia. Reloaded. "Zmina" Studio, 2007.
- Kyiv tragedy, 1960th. 2008
- The Secrets of the Black Sea. 2009
- Ukraine: from democracy to chaos. Co-production, Grain de Sables (France), 2012
Awards
[edit]- Awardee of V.Marchenko Prize for the best media coverage of the human rights theme (2004)
- Awardee of О. Krivenko Prize "For progress in journalism" (2005)[12]
- Honored Journalist of Ukraine[13]
- Winner of the national prize "TV-triumph" (2005, 2006)
Family
[edit]Ariev is married to Natalka Fitsych (b. 1977), editor-in-chief of the production company "Restricted Area". They have a daughter Yaryna (b. 2000).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Рубан Виктор".
- ^ a b "Народний Депутат України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29.
- ^ a b "Арьев Владимир Игоревич / Досье / УБОП - новости, политика, провокации". ubop.net.ua. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02.
- ^ a b (in Russian) Short bio, LIGA
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Occupation of the TV: Why do politicians become TV presenter, Ukrayinska Pravda (12 February 2019)
- ^ CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
(in Russian) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 July 2019) - ^ (in Ukrainian) Yaryna Volodymyrivna Arieva small biography, Evening Kyiv (as updated on 18 January 2022)
- ^ a b Shaun Walker (2024-10-15). "Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Помічник нардепа Арʼєва, що повʼязаний з "Миротворцем", розповів про "подвиг" свого шефа". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2022-02-27.
- ^ a b c d e ""Межа" відправила запит до Нацполіції з приводу долі диверсанта, якого піймав нардеп Арʼєв". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b c "Редакція "Межі" надіслала інформаційний запит нардепу Арʼєву щодо розповсюдження наркотичних речовин його помічником". mezha.net. Mezha.net. 2024-10-23.
- ^ Володимир Ар'єв — лауреат премії імені Олександра Кривенка «За поступ у журналістиці».[dead link]
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 18 серпня 2006 year № 694/2006 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України працівників підприємств, установ та організацій з нагоди Дня незалежності України» (in Ukrainian)
External links
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- Living people
- 1975 births
- Journalists from Kyiv
- 5 Kanal people
- STB (TV channel) people
- 1+1 (TV channel) people
- Ukrainian television personalities
- Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Seventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Film people from Kyiv
- University of Kyiv, Journalism Institute alumni
- Ninth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
- Politicians from Kyiv