Ukraine S Detention Of Oligarch Close To Putin Angers Moscow

Analysts say Medvedchuk will become a valuable pawn in Russia-Ukraine talks to end the catastrophic war unleashed by the Kremlin on its former Soviet neighbor. Medvenchuk was arrested on Tuesday in a special operation carried out by the State Security Service of Ukraine or the SBU. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that Russia could gain Medvedchuk’s freedom by exchanging Ukrainians now being held captive by the Russians. The 67-year-old oligarch escaped from house arrest several days before the outbreak of hostilities on February 24 in Ukraine. He faces up to 15 years in prison and life in prison on charges of treason and aiding and abetting a Russian-backed carbon-mediated carbon-buying organization in eastern Ukraine. Medvedchuk has close ties to Putin, who is believed to be the godfather of his youngest daughter. His detention sparked intense exchanges between officials in Moscow and Kyiv. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s vice-president of the Security Council and former president of the country, has issued threats to the Ukrainian authorities in the Telegram messaging app, calling them “horrors” and warning them to “look around carefully and lock the door firmly.” . ” Zelenskyy’s adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, in response, called Medvedev “nobody” and said his words were “bad and, as usual, stupid.” “Putin’s friendly relations with Medvedev are turning him into a valuable trophy for Kyiv and sparking anger and a dangerous desire for revenge in the Kremlin,” Volodymyr Fesenko, an analyst at the Penta Center, told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “Medvedchuk’s fate will undoubtedly be negotiated and one of the points of secret agreements between Kiev and Moscow.” Zelenskyy posted a photo of Medvedchuk handcuffed and wearing a camouflage uniform with a Ukrainian flag patch, in which he looks tired but visibly intact. Medvedchuk’s wife, Oksana Marchenko, appealed to Zelenskyy to release her husband and guarantee that “his life would not be in danger.” “My husband is being prosecuted for political reasons against the laws of Ukraine,” Marchenko said. Medvedchuk is the head of the political council of the pro-Russian opposition party in Ukraine – For Life, the largest opposition group in the Ukrainian parliament. He is one of the 44 lawmakers in the 450-seat Rada. The activity of his party was suspended throughout the war on the initiative of Zelensky. “The war automatically turned Medvedev into an (Russian) accomplice, as he personally advised Putin on Ukrainian affairs and directly or indirectly influenced many of the Kremlin decisions,” Fesenko said. “Zelenskyy no longer needs to be careful and by arresting Medvedchuk he wants to show that he is not afraid of the Kremlin and is ready to negotiate, having different papers on the table.” Ivan Bakanov, head of Ukraine’s national security service, said on Wednesday that Russia’s security service, the FSB, had planned to evacuate Medvedchuk, disguised as a Ukrainian soldier, to Moscow via the disputed Transnistrian region of Moldova in Moldova. has troops.

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title: “Ukraine S Detention Of Oligarch Close To Putin Angers Moscow " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Barbara Foster”

Analysts say Medvedchuk will become a valuable pawn in Russia-Ukraine talks to end the catastrophic war unleashed by the Kremlin on its former Soviet neighbor. Medvenchuk was arrested on Tuesday in a special operation carried out by the State Security Service of Ukraine or the SBU. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that Russia could gain Medvedchuk’s freedom by exchanging Ukrainians now being held captive by the Russians. The 67-year-old oligarch escaped from house arrest several days before the outbreak of hostilities on February 24 in Ukraine. He faces up to 15 years in prison and life in prison on charges of treason and aiding and abetting a Russian-backed carbon-mediated carbon-buying organization in eastern Ukraine. Medvedchuk has close ties to Putin, who is believed to be the godfather of his youngest daughter. His detention sparked intense exchanges between officials in Moscow and Kyiv. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s vice-president of the Security Council and former president of the country, has issued threats to the Ukrainian authorities in the Telegram messaging app, calling them “horrors” and warning them to “look around carefully and lock the door firmly.” . ” Zelenskyy’s adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, in response, called Medvedev “nobody” and said his words were “bad and, as usual, stupid.” “Putin’s friendly relations with Medvedev are turning him into a valuable trophy for Kyiv and sparking anger and a dangerous desire for revenge in the Kremlin,” Volodymyr Fesenko, an analyst at the Penta Center, told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “Medvedchuk’s fate will undoubtedly be negotiated and one of the points of secret agreements between Kiev and Moscow.” Zelenskyy posted a photo of Medvedchuk handcuffed and wearing a camouflage uniform with a Ukrainian flag patch, in which he looks tired but visibly intact. Medvedchuk’s wife, Oksana Marchenko, appealed to Zelenskyy to release her husband and guarantee that “his life would not be in danger.” “My husband is being prosecuted for political reasons against the laws of Ukraine,” Marchenko said. Medvedchuk is the head of the political council of the pro-Russian opposition party in Ukraine – For Life, the largest opposition group in the Ukrainian parliament. He is one of the 44 lawmakers in the 450-seat Rada. The activity of his party was suspended throughout the war on the initiative of Zelensky. “The war automatically turned Medvedev into an (Russian) accomplice, as he personally advised Putin on Ukrainian affairs and directly or indirectly influenced many of the Kremlin decisions,” Fesenko said. “Zelenskyy no longer needs to be careful and by arresting Medvedchuk he wants to show that he is not afraid of the Kremlin and is ready to negotiate, having different papers on the table.” Ivan Bakanov, head of Ukraine’s national security service, said on Wednesday that Russia’s security service, the FSB, had planned to evacuate Medvedchuk, disguised as a Ukrainian soldier, to Moscow via the disputed Transnistrian region of Moldova in Moldova. has troops.

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