BREAKING: Ukraine's Interior Ministry announces criminal probe into alleged illegal surveillance of former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch after text messages released by House investigators showed Robert F. Hyde and Lev Parnas discussing her being tracked in Kyiv.
More on the Ukraine investigation into possible surveillance of Ambassador Yovanovitch here: buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
“Ukraine’s position is to not interfere in the domestic affairs of the United States. However, the published records contain the fact of a possible violation of the legislation of Ukraine and the Vienna Convention..." buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
Ukraine's Interior Ministry also said it had requested information from the FBI “about persons who may be involved in this possible criminal offense,” and added that Interior Minister Arsen Avakov wants the US side to take part in the investigation. buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
One more thing: Asked about his texts with Parnas thst suggest he provided the Giuliani associate with a security detail in Kyiv, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov told me through his spox, “no comments.” Here’s that exchange: 
Meanwhile, @USEmbassyKyiv and @StateDept remain silent on the issue. Embassy not icking up the phone, only texting and directing questions to State, which doesn’t respond.
Asked about his own texts with Parnas last March which suggested he provided Parnas with a security detail while he was in Kyiv, Avakov declined to answer. “No comments,” he said through a spokesperson. buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…
