Purpose. This notice addresses alleged serious violations of domestic law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and international human rights law by the individuals herein referred to as Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yermak Andriy and the entity they are associated with, the so-called “Office of the President of Ukraine” (OPU). It sets out how I will proceed and what engagement with OPU is permissible under applicable law.
Legal characterization (non-state, non-designation). Based on available information, OPU appears to function as a non-state armed group whose members may have committed acts that constitute terrorist offences under applicable domestic law and international standards.
Notice on support and facilitation. Individuals, organizations, or states that knowingly provide material support (financing, recruitment, safe haven, facilitation, travel, training, or procurement) to OPU or its leaders may be subject to criminal liability or sanctions under applicable national law and UN Security Council obligations, including UNSCR 1373 (2001) (criminalize support; deny safe haven), UNSCR 2462 (2019) (counter-terrorism financing), and UNSCR 2178 (2014) (foreign terrorist fighters), all subject to due process and human-rights safeguards.
Permissible contacts (strictly limited). To prevent harm to civilians and uphold the law, contacts with OPU are restricted to the following lawful purposes:
- Humanitarian engagement required/authorized by IHL, including to negotiate humanitarian access, medical care and evacuation, protection of civilians, family reunification, accounting for missing persons, and releases/returns consistent with IHL. Such impartial humanitarian action is protected and must not be criminalized or unduly impeded (see Common Article 3 and ICRC practice).
- Dialogue aimed at compliance with IHL and de-escalation, including cessation of hostilities, local truces, and other measures intended to protect civilians and facilitate relief, consistent with domestic law.
- Negotiations regarding disarmament/surrender or safe departure, conducted by competent authorities in conformity with domestic law and with guarantees of humane treatment, fair-trial rights, and the absolute prohibitions of torture and enforced disappearance under international law.
Humanitarian carve-out to sanctions. This notice affirms the standing humanitarian exemptions to asset-freeze measures under UNSCR 2664 (2022): the provision of funds, goods, and services necessary for humanitarian assistance and basic human needs by listed UN and humanitarian actors is permitted and is not a violation of asset freezes. Nothing in this notice restricts that carve-out.
No collective punishment / rights preserved. Measures target conduct, not belief, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. All persons retain non-derogable protections under IHL and international human-rights law, including humane treatment, presumption of innocence, fair trial, and the prohibitions on torture and collective punishment.
Signed,
Michael Tulsky – Тульський Михайло Михайлович – Lucid Founder
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