“Medvedchuk effect”: censorship attempt fails in Ukraine as prohibited book sold out within an hour
What is the banned book about In 2019, the publisher Vivat published a new book by the Ukrainian…
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Turns out Putin’s man in Ukraine co-owns country’s most popular TV channel
Viktor Medvedchuk is an openly pro-Russian politician who heads the political council of the party "Opposition Platform -…
Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy turns blind eye to Putin-Medvedchuk scheming
On March 10, in Moscow, Ukraine’s leading Russophile politician Viktor Medvedchuk conferred with Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Portnikov: Putin’s coalition now rules Ukraine
The Zelenskyy-Kolomoyskyi-Medvedchuk coalition confidently rules Ukraine with the tacit support of Akhmetov. It is a coalition of treason,…
Putin’s Number One man in Ukraine sues media to hide Soviet past
Victor Medvedchuk’s attitude toward Ukrainians Victor Medvedchuk is a Ukrainian oligarch and people’s deputy (legislator) from the pro-Russian…
Zelenskyy suspected of private meetings with Russian officials during Oman trip
Timeline of established facts about Zelenskyy’s actions in Oman Zelenskyy celebrated the New Year in the presidential residence…
“The case of Vasyl Stus” demands justice for KGB agent turned oligarch in Ukraine
The story of Vasyl Stus finally gained popularity in Ukraine, when film and books on his life appeared…
Medvedchuk was in touch with Servant of the People candidates during the election campaign, says Rakhmanin
Vitaliy Portnikov: Before the elections, experts were talking about a possible coalition between the Servant of the People…
Scandalous teleconference with Russian TV canceled, but gaps in Ukraine’s media regulation remain
The closer the Ukrainian July parliamentary snap elections are, the more national media start playing brinkmanship. The penetration of…
Opposition Platform & Bloc: Ukraine’s pro-Russian political forces and their chances
The Opposition Platform - For Life (Za Zhyttia) and the Opposition Bloc have the same roots. They are…
Putin crony Medvedchuk gains hold of Ukrainian TV channel ZIK, causing uproar in media community
The current furore concerns the national TV channel ZIK, which used to belong to the wife and two…
Ukraine may swap its 74 hostages in occupied Donbas before New Year
The prisoner swap process had been de-facto blocked by Russia for 15 months. The last exchange took place on…
Putin’s crony in Ukraine proposes new “compromise” plan ahead of Minsk talks
The Ukrainian pro-Russian politician Medvedchuk told the Spanish magazine El Pais that, if the Minsk agreements cannot be…
Putin’s point man in Ukraine buys $214-million yacht
Putin's crony Viktor Medvedchuk has become the owner of a luxurious five-deck mega yacht which made its first…
Kyiv court rules against Putin’s crony
The Kyiv Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court's decision and dismissed Viktor Medvechuk's suit against former…
Is Medvedchuk coming back?
When Viktor Yushchenko took the presidential oath of office on Maidan in January 2005, he seemed invincible. His…
The new consensus: a “Novorossiya” as a Russian protectorate?
Ihor Kolomoisky supports Viktor Medvedchuk for governor of Donetsk Oblast by Vitalii Usenko and Dmytro Usenko Dnipropetrovsk Regional…
Putin sees Medvedchuk as governor of Donetsk, sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted on the participation of Viktor Medvedchuk in the tripartite peace negotiations in…