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Another leaked tape reveals Medvedchuk blocked prisoner swap in July 2015 (Video)

Medvedchuk also participated in negotiations on Russian gas supplies and electricity purchases.

13:00, 08.06.2021

Journalistic investigation: Putin's crony MP Medvedchuk negotiated coal purchases from occupied Donbas in 2014

His moves were reportedly greenlighted by then-President Petro Poroshenko and the country's SBU security agency, journalists claim, while Poroshenko's political force denies all allegations in this regard.

12:30, 01.06.2021

National Broadcasting Council fines pro-Russian TV channels for inciting war

The amount of penalties in relation to each of the outlets exceeds UAH 100,000.

23:15, 27.05.2021

Poroshenko skips questioning in Medvedchuk-Kozak case

The next date is May 31, 2021.

14:25, 27.05.2021

Recordings of alleged calls by Medvedchuk being examined by SBU

The security service also says that there are other facts that are being investigated.

15:50, 22.05.2021

Appeals court keeps Medvedchuk under house arrest

The court dismissed the appeals of both the defense and the prosecution.

17:59, 21.05.2021

Medvedchuk considers charges pressed against him "political repression"

Medvedchuk said he and his lawyers would rebuke the prosecutors' arguments.

16:55, 21.05.2021

Rada may ban bails for treason suspects

Such persons are proposed to be kept exclusively in custody pending investigation and trial.

15:15, 19.05.2021

Another leaked tape of Medvedchuk's call with Russian officials reveals extent of MP's mediating role

Journalists say Medvedchuk would often have trouble getting through to Putin, although he had engaged in the negotiation process on the Russian leader's initiative.

11:05, 18.05.2021

Kremlin comments on idea to swap MP Medvedchuk for Ukrainians held by Russia

Peskov called the offer "Ukraine's internal political cuisine."

16:30, 17.05.2021

Ankle monitor put on MP Medvedchuk – media

The procedure was attended by the prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor General.

15:15, 14.05.2021

Kyiv court puts Medvedchuk under house arrest

The judge rejected the prosecutor's motion to take Medvedchuk into custody.

21:00, 13.05.2021

Leaked tape published of purported Medvedchuk call with Putin official

The Ukrainian politician is suspected of high treason.

19:30, 13.05.2021

Medvedchuk not to be released on recognizance, court says

Prosecutors request that the suspect be taken into custody until July 10.

18:00, 13.05.2021

Medvedchuk, targeted in treason probe, reports to Prosecutor General's Office

The MP is being charged with high treason.

18:45, 12.05.2021

Project Promin: SBU exposes Medvedchuk's plot to set up Russian influence network in Ukraine

Putin's crony Medvedchuk and his ally Taras Kozak are suspected of high treason.

21:00, 11.05.2021

Prosecutor General Venediktova formalizes treason charges against Putin's crony Medvedchuk, his ally Kozak

The SBU is taking measures to locate MP Medvedchuk to hand him the charge papers.

18:00, 11.05.2021

Searches reported at MP Medvedchuk's house in Kyiv – media

Raids are reportedly underway at Medvedchuk's house on Montazhnykiv Street in Kyiv.

16:05, 11.05.2021

Purported phone call between Medvedchuk, Surkov leaked (Transcript)

The two allegedly discussed a range of Donbas-related issues, including TCG negotiations where Ukraine was outraged over being pushed to hold talks with Russian proxies.

20:15, 29.04.2021

YouTube shuts down Medvedchuk's TV channels

Ukraine twice officially addressed YouTube to shut down pro-Russian TV channels.

13:15, 24.04.2021

Ukraine twice asks YouTube to shut down Medvedchuk's TV channels

No response has yet been received.

10:00, 21.04.2021

Medvedchuk, Kozak buy Russia oil refinery for very low price amid occupation of Crimea in 2014 – journalist (Video)

Both Ukrainian MPs refrained from answering journalists' questions.

15:40, 26.03.2021

Leaders of Medvedchuk's NGO charged with treason

They are suspected of participating in the organization and conduct of an illegal "referendum" in the temporarily occupied territory of the peninsula.

13:10, 26.03.2021

Russian tanks in Donbas run on diesel fuel supplied from refinery owned by Medvedchuk's wife

Medvedchuk is Vladimir Putin's major political operative in Ukraine whom the government recently sanctioned along with his wife, a number of allies and affiliated entities.

19:30, 25.03.2021

Medvedchuk's wife involved in upgrading sanctioned oil refinery near Russia's Rostov – journalists

The project is expected to be completed in December 2023.

15:15, 18.03.2021

Medvedchuk-Surkov comms: New leak

The latest bit concerns negotiations between Russian proxies and the SBU security agency, as well as cash deliveries to the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve in the warzone.

20:15, 15.03.2021

SBI investigating alleged complicity of Medvedchuk and Kozak in Russian aggression

Medvedchuk was earlier summoned for interrogation in the leaked tapes case.

10:15, 12.03.2021

SBU confirms interrogation of Medvedchuk in Surkov tapes case

Ex-President Poroshenko was also summoned as part of the case but he failed to appear.

09:50, 10.03.2021

Pro-Russian MP Medvedchuk interrogated by SBU – media

Medvedchuk at a party congress in 2019 suggested forming the so-called "autonomous region of Donbas" with its own parliament and government.

17:30, 09.03.2021

More armed provocations in Donbas after Ukraine sanctions Medvedchuk – Zelensky

The president says he wants to "hear conclusions" following a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group scheduled for March 10.

15:40, 09.03.2021

Interior Minister Avakov: Independent Ukraine nonsense to Putin

The minister says the president has actively been counteracting Russia's fifth column in Ukraine.

12:20, 02.03.2021

Ukraine's envoy links increased shelling in Donbas with sanctions against Medvedchuk

However, Kravchuk refused to call the situation in Donbas "escalation of the conflict."

17:50, 28.02.2021

"Medvedchuk's planes" moved to Switzerland ahead of sanctions announcement – media

The NSDC imposed sanctions on 19 legal entities and eight individuals, including Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife Oksana Marchenko.

12:45, 26.02.2021

Medvedchuk, Surkov talk power supplies to occupied Crimea, prisoner swap – leaked call from 2014

The outlet that released the tape has said nothing about the source of the leak.

14:25, 25.02.2021

Most Ukrainians back sanctions against pro-Russian MP Medvedchuk – poll

Most of the respondents say the move is due to the politician's work in Russia's favor.

16:05, 24.02.2021

Medvedchuk sanctions: Luxurious $200 mln yacht not on list

The vessel is registered to an offshore company, and therefore it's subject to sanctions.

12:20, 23.02.2021

SBU says sanctions slapped on Sportmaster over operations in Crimea

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly sent the relevant notes to the government agencies of Singapore.

23:59, 22.02.2021

U.S. Embassy declares support for NSDC move to impose sanctions against Medvedchuk

The NSDC at its meeting on Friday, February 19, imposed a package of sanctions on Medvedchuk.

21:30, 20.02.2021

Ukraine NSDC hits sanctions on Putin's ally Medvedchuk

A total of 19 entities, five aircraft, and eight individuals have been sanctioned in the latest move.

18:20, 19.02.2021

TV channels under sanctions were indirectly financed by Russia – culture minister

The official says the facts established by law enforcers were enough to impose the sanctions.

12:45, 15.02.2021

Expert charged for helping Russian affiliates grab petroleum pipe

Viktor Medvedchuk is alleged to be the main beneficiary behind the scheme, the report claims.

12:45, 12.02.2021

U.S. embassy voices support for ban on pro-Russian TV channels in Ukraine

Meanwhile, the European Union said it was "assessing the implications" of the ban on TV channels.

19:20, 03.02.2021

Pro-Russian Opposition Platform seeks Zelensky's impeachment over TV sanctions

The political force says it will hold an "emergency congress" soon.

13:10, 03.02.2021

Ukraine blacklists two lawmakers' planes in latest round of sanctions – media

The aircraft are not allowed to enter the Ukrainian airspace.

11:30, 03.02.2021

Zelensky blocks Putin crony's TV channels in Ukraine by enforcing NSDC sanctions

Security officials have sanctioned an MP with the pro-Russian political force and a number of TV channels associated with Putin's political operative in Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk.

23:30, 02.02.2021

Kravchuk: Ukraine not to transfer hostages through MP Medvedchuk

He says the transfer of detainees should be handled at the level of the state rather than individuals.

19:59, 29.01.2021

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Top health official refutes Putin crony's claim of Russian vaccine registration bid

The third stage of clinical trials has not been completed therefore the drug's use in Ukraine is impossible.

16:00, 03.01.2021

Medvedchuk travels to occupied Crimea, accompanied by three Ukrainian policemen – media

Three active police officers accompanied him.

11:15, 11.09.2020

Medvedchuk's companies sell petroleum products to U.S. circumventing sanctions – media

ExxonMobil bought petroleum products from a Swiss company NewCoal Trading rather than directly from Medvedchuk's firms.

09:50, 04.09.2020

Ukrainian MP recruiting Yanukovych-era riot police officers to his "activist group" – media

The deputy has openly sided with Putin's political operative Viktor Medvedchuk.

16:30, 02.09.2020