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Zelensky risks Putin’s wrath with swoop against Ukraine oligarch
Viktor Medvedchuk, once a back-channel to the Russian leadership, now regarded as the voice of the Kremlin
World Economy News
16 May 2021 • 4 min read
Volodymyr Zelensky has gone out of his way since becoming Ukrainian president to avoid provoking Moscow. But one action has enraged the Kremlin: Kyiv’s swoop against Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarch and politician who made Russian president Vladimir Putin godfather to his daughter.
In February, the Ukrainian government placed Medvedchuk on its sanctions list, froze his assets and shut down three television channels under his control for allegedly spreading misinformation.
Zelensky Volodymyr has left his path to avoid provoking Moscow since he became president of Ukraine. One action has angered the Kremlin: Kyiv against the Russian oligarchy and politician Viktor Medvedchuk, Russian President Vladimir Putin who has made his daughter’s godfather.
In February, the Ukrainian government put Medvedchuk on top of him list of penalties, froze assets and shut down three TV channels it controlled, spreading misinformation.
The move against the Zelensky businessman, an expression of his frustration a peace process without blockade He failed to end the war in eastern Ukraine behind Russia saber and last month there was a massive mobilization of troops on the Ukrainian border, analysts said.