In the first days of February, Ukraine took steps to shut down the main sources of pro-Russian propaganda in the country, which are traced to Putin’s “Number One” man in Ukraine, Viktor Medvedchuk, and his close business associate Taras Kozak. While the reasoning behind the decision was not yet made public, we investigated where the two men get their money. (Spoiler: it’s actually not theirs, it’s their wives’).
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Bohdan Ben: Where do Putin’s media-wielding men get their money from?
Lawmaker Viktor Medvedchuk (C) speaks to members of his Opposition Platform - For Life party during a parliament session in Kyiv on Sept. 1, 2020.
