Viktor Medvedchuk

Ukraine seeks final clearance for seized Medvedchuk asset

Ukraine’s State Property Fund (SPF) has initiated the removal of court-imposed arrests from the Ukrainian section of the Samara-Western Direction oil products pipeline, a strategic asset previously controlled by pro-Kremlin politician and businessman Viktor Medvedchuk, the agency said on June 9.

10 June, 10:33 AM

Ukraine to sell Medvedchuk’s $200M, 92-meter yacht

Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency is preparing to sell the Royal Romance yacht belonging to pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is suspected of treason, the agency said on Apr. 2.

2 April, 03:18 PM

Indictment against Medvedchuk in pipeline theft reaches court

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office transferred to court the indictment accusing former MP Viktor Medvedchuk of organizing the theft of the Ukrainian section of the Samara-Western Direction oil product pipeline in 2015, the PGO press service announced on March 3.

3 March, 04:53 PM

Kremlin rolls out Medvedchuk to signal rejection of peace with Ukraine — ISW

The Kremlin is using Viktor Medvedchuk, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, to publicly dismiss the prospect of peace with Ukraine and prepare Russian audiences for a prolonged war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Jan. 18 analysis.

19 January, 11:22 AM

Medvedchuk interview shows Kremlin’s true Ukraine aims — ISW

Moscow used an interview with Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker linked to the Kremlin, to again underscore Russia’s goal of absorbing all of Ukraine — possibly under Medvedchuk’s own control, the Institute for the Study of War said in its assessment on Nov. 16.

18 November 2025, 12:22 AM

Medvedchuk’s bodyguard worked for SBU in 2022—report

When Oksana Marchenko, the wife of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, left Ukraine for Belarus on Feb. 18, 2022, one of her bodyguards was working for Ukraine’s SBU security service, investigative journalists at Slidstvo.Info reported on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 08:35 PM

SBU exposes Medvedchuk’s 12 allies in Moscow

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has uncovered 12 accomplices of Viktor Medvedchuk, a former parliamentarian from the banned Opposition Platform party suspected of treason, operating under the guise of the Moscow-based Another Ukraine organization, the SBU reported on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 08:01 PM

Ukraine reclaims cultural heritage from pro-Russian oligarch

149 artworks seized from the family of pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, accused of treason, will be transferred to Ukraine's National Art Museum, Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) reported on July 31.

1 August 2025, 04:00 PM

Medvedchuk’s political consultants helped lead anti-NABU campaign, Texty.org.ua finds

Twenty-four widely followed Telegram channels waged a coordinated campaign against Ukraine’s top anti-corruption institutions from June 5 to July 23, 2025, echoing government messaging and suppressing dissent, according to a detailed investigation by Texty.org.ua on July 29.

30 July 2025, 07:58 PM

‘Coal case’ against Poroshenko moves forward as investigators eye alleged money transfer video

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has been formally charged with treason in the so-called “coal case,” NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 20 in an article titled How’s It Going? What’s Happening with Investigations into Poroshenko, as prosecutors prepare to transfer the case to court.

21 May 2025, 07:38 PM

Pro-Russian propagandist arrested in Poland, deported to Ukraine

Kyrylo Molchanov, a propagandist who worked for pro-Russian former MP Viktor Medvedchuk, was arrested in Poland and deported to Ukraine, journalist Denis Kazansky reported on Facebook on April 1.

1 April 2025, 03:02 PM

Allies of former pro-Russian Ukrainian MP run women advocacy group in Europe

NV investigated the history of an organization that is currently limited to supporting Ukrainian women abroad but could at any moment become an agent of the Kremlin’s influence.

4 March 2025, 07:44 PM

Zelenskyy names condition for lifting NSDC sanctions on Poroshenko

Sanctions were imposed on former President and lawmaker Petro Poroshenko due to alleged financial misconduct and could be lifted if the misappropriated funds were returned, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 13 during a visit to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Suspilne reported.

13 February 2025, 06:32 PM

Ukraine’s SBU explains restrictions against Poroshenko, Medvedchuk, Boholiubov, Zhevago, and Kolomoisky

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) imposed indefinite sanctions on five individuals during a Feb. 12 meeting, citing “threats to national security” and “obstruction of sustainable economic development,” Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 03:13 PM

Inside the sanctions: Why Ukraine targeted Poroshenko, Kolomoisky, Zhevago, and Medvedchuk

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) imposed sanctions against former President and current lawmaker Petro Poroshenko based on a recommendation from the Cabinet of Ministers, NV sources in the government said on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 12:46 PM

Ukraine’s NSDC hits Poroshenko, Kolomoisky, and Medvedchuk with sanctions in sweeping crackdown

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) imposed sanctions on four more businessmen in addition to former President Petro Poroshenko during a meeting on Feb. 12, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing NSDC representatives on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 10:29 AM

Kremlin’s proxy Medvedchuk pushes ‘historic lands’ myth as Russia rejects talks — ISW

Viktor Medvedchuk, an ally of Vladimir Putin and former leader of the outlawed pro-Russian party Opposition Platform – For Life (OPZZh), has openly rejected negotiations, while Russian dictator Putin continues his information operation accusing Ukraine of refusing talks, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 10:08 AM

Zelenskyy exposes pro-Russian politician Medvedchuk’s deal with Moscow

Pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who was exchanged for Ukrainian POWs in September 2022, suggested “surrendering” Ukraine in exchange for an end to the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Piers Morgan on Feb. 4.

5 February 2025, 10:44 AM

Pro-Russian Ukrainian MPs still in contact with Moscow via former colleague, sources say

Former Ukrainian lawmaker Natalia Korolevska, once a member of the now-defunct Opposition Platform — For Life, is responsible for maintaining the parliamentary group's connections with Russia, sources told NV on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 08:42 PM

Zelenskyy reveals Russia’s plan to replace him with pro-Kremlin Medvedchuk

At the start of its full-scale invasion, Russia aimed to replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with former lawmaker and Kremlin ally Viktor Medvedchuk, Zelenskyy revealed during a meeting with members of the International Media Council in Davos on Jan. 22.

22 January 2025, 12:16 PM

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