VOLYN, 23 JULY, CONTEXT-MEDIA – Petro Symonenko rejects the thesis about Kateryna Vashchuk's influence on his position, despite family ties with her (she is his in-law through their children's marriage). He stated this on Friday at a press conference in Lutsk. "Yes, indeed, I have family ties with Kateryna Tymofiivna. But... regardless of what relations we have in the political sphere, if my son and Kateryna Tymofiivna's daughter have made their decisions regarding further actions and their fate and have gotten married, then in this case I support them," says Symonenko. "In no way do our family relations prevent me personally and my party colleagues from determining our further position or further fate," stated Petro Symonenko.