Ukraine announces arrest of fugitive Putin’s relative
Ukrainian MP and businessman Viktor Medvedchuk, close to the Russian President Vladimir Putin escaping fromRussia’s invasion of UkraineOn Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities announced that he had been arrested following a “special operation”. The Ukrainian president noted that “a special operation was carried out thanks to the SBU (Ukrainian security services, editor’s note). Bravo!” Volodymyr Zelensky On his channel on Telegram, accompanied by his message with a photo of Viktor Medvedchuk, handcuffed and in uniform of the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian security services confirm the arrest
The SBU later confirmed his arrest, without elaborating. “You can be a pro-Russian politician and work for the aggressor country for years. You can run away. You can even wear a Ukrainian military uniform to disguise yourself … But will this help you escape punishment? Everything!”, the security services commented on Telegram.
The letter was accompanied by a statement from the head of the SBU, Ivan Bakanov, who thanks his subordinates for their successful leadership of “this exceptional and dangerous mission.”
12th in the list of the richest in Ukraine and is known for his relations with Putin
Viktor Medvedchuk, 67, has been under house arrest since May 2021 after being accused of “high treason” and “attempting to plunder the natural resources of Crimea,” the Ukrainian peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014. On February 26, two days after the start From the Russian invasion of Ukraine, his disappearance was noticed by the Ukrainian police during an observation visit. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment to Russian news agencies on his arrest, saying “there are a lot of ‘fakes’ coming from Ukraine” and “must be checked first.”
Victor Medvedchuk, Ukraine’s 12th fortune in 2021 worth $620 million according to Forbes magazine, is famous for his connections with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and is the godfather of one of his daughters, according to the person in question. He is the founder of the pro-Russian Opposition Platform for Life, which had about 30 deputies in the Verkhovna Rada before it was banned in March, after the Russian attack.
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