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Peter Dickinson: Putin’s key Ukraine ally charged with treason

By Peter Dickinson.
Viktor Medvedchuk, a lawmaker and one of the leaders of the pro-Kremlin party Opposition Platform For Life, leaves the Prosecutor General's Office in Kyiv on May 12. The day before, Medvedchuk was charged with high treason. He denies all accusations.
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Ukraine’s leading pro-Kremlin politician, Viktor Medvedchuk, has been charged with treason and placed under house arrest as the Zelenskyy administration escalates its efforts to counter Russian influence in the country. Medvedchuk faces up to fifteen years in prison if convicted.

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