Slava Vakarchuk, Ukraine’s most famous rock star and also one of the country’s most high-profile members of parliament, unexpectedly called it quits on June 11.
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The leader of Golos Party Sviatoslav Vakarchuk speaks during the ceremonial opening and first session of the new parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in Kyiv on Aug. 29, 2019.