PROBLEMS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN MODERN UKRAINE FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The article examines the problems of responsibility in modern Ukraine for collaborative activities. It is noted that today these problems are of particular importance in Ukraine, given the ongoing occupation of part of its sovereign territories, which occurred with the beginning of Russian aggression, combined with the use of hybrid methods of warfare. It is noted that the adoption of laws on collaboration has not been decided for a long time, and only a large-scale armed invasion of Ukraine, during which (war) a large bet was made to persuade Ukrainian citizens to collude with the aggressor, accelerated the adoption of these laws. Responsibility for collaborative activities was introduced by the laws of Ukraine of 03.03.2022 № 2108-IX «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Establishment of Criminal Liability for Collaborative Activities» and of 14.04.2022 № 2198 «On Amendments to the Criminal and Criminal Procedure codes of Ukraine on improving the responsibility for collaboration…». It is established that the laws introduced 8 types of collaboration activities into the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Emphasis is placed on the special public danger of activities in the public sphere, as these are intentional activities committed to harm the national security of Ukraine. In addition to criminal liability, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, by adopting the Law of Ukraine of 03.03.2022 № 2107-IX «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Ensuring the Liability of Persons Carrying Out Collaborative Activities», introduced restrictions on certain activities for persons , who have a criminal record for committing a criminal offense against the foundations of national security of Ukraine, provided for in Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which is not repaid or removed in the manner prescribed by law.