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Former Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia, the BBC and other UK media have reported.
Gill served as an MEP from 2014 to 2020, first representing Wales for the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and then from 2019, for the Brexit Party.
During his first legislative term, he allegedly made statements in the Parliament “supportive of a particular narrative” which would “benefit Russia regarding events in Ukraine”.
According to the charges, Gill “agreed to receive financial advantage, namely money” to make these statements in the European Parliament and in news outlets such as 112 Ukraine.
He admitted he was tasked to do so by Ukrainian Oleg Voloshyn, a former politician from the pro-Russian Opposition Platform for Life party, according to the reports.
Beyond serving as an MEP, Nathan Gill was leader of UKIP Wales between 2014 and 2016, and then leader of the rebranded party Reform UK Wales between March and May 2021, when he resigned from the party.