Viktor Medvedchuk

Ukraine's security services say they have arrested fugitive oligarch and pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is President Vladimir Putin's closest ...

You can even wear a Ukrainian military uniform for camouflage," the security services said in an online post. "You can be a pro-Russian politician and work for the aggressor state for years. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier published a photo of a tired-looking and handcuffed Mr Medvedchuk, who says Mr Putin is godfather to his daughter.

Pro-Putin Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk escaped house arrest in late February shortly after the Russia invasion.

"Our relationship has developed over 20 years," Medvedchuk said of his ties to Putin during an interview with Time last spring. If Russia had taken Kyiv, many experts believe Medvedchuk would've been installed as the new leader of Ukraine. The tweet said, "You can be a pro-Russian politician and work for the aggressor state for years.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday published a photo of prominent pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk in handcuffs after what ...

The arrest of Medvedchuk was viewed by many as part of Zelensky's administration's crackdown on corrupt, pro-Russian figures. 'It's far more scary to remain and burn in your sleep from a Russian shell,' he wrote on social media. Zelenskiy had said on Monday that Russia may resort to chemical weapons as it massed troops for a new assault. Pictured: Handout photo made available by Ukrainian Presidency shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for a meeting with Austrian chancellor in Kyiv on April 9, 2022 Like his character, Zelensky in 2019 ran on an anti-corruption campaign, and trounced the pro-Russia leaning incumbent Petro Poroshenko by taking 73 percent of votes. 'You can be a pro-Russian politician and work for the aggressor state for years. Reuters journalists accompanying Russian-backed separatists saw flames billowing from the Azovstal district. Shackles are waiting for you,' the agency wrote, while posting a picture of Medvedchuk. You can even wear a Ukrainian military uniform for camouflage… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday published a photo (pictured) of prominent pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk in handcuffs after what he said was an operation by security forces A day before Russia's invasion on February 24, Kyiv said Medvedchuk - the leader of the 'Opposition Platform - For Life' party - had escaped from house arrest and went on the run. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday published a photo of prominent pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk in handcuffs after what he said was an operation by security forces.

Viktor Medvedchuk had escaped house arrest on treason charges days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

He denied wrongdoing and was under house arrest before fleeing during the first days of the invasion. “You can hide from justice. In January, the US put Medvedchuk and three other Moscow-backed Ukrainian politicians under sanctions, accusing them of involvement in a plot to set up a collaborator government in the wake of the Russian invasion.

This undated and unlocated handout picture on the official Instagram account of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shows Viktor Medvedchuk with his hands in ...

Mr Medvedchuk was the former leader of the pro-Russian party Opposition Platform — For Life. The statement came shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on social media a photo of Mr Medvedchuk sitting in handcuffs and wearing a camouflage uniform with a Ukrainian flag patch. Fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, who is both the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has been detained in a special operation carried out by the country’s SBU secret service, Ukrainian officials said.