A key ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have been captured by Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, dressed in military camouflage, is seen sitting in a chair in handcuffs in a photo shared on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Telegram account on Tuesday."A special operation was carried out thanks to the SBU. Well done! Details later. Glory to Ukraine!" he said in the message, according to a Google translation.
Putin is godfather to one of Medvedchuk’s two daughters, and the two men have vacationed together in the past. Officials believe Putin was eyeing Medvedchuk to helm a pro-Russian puppet state in Ukraine if Moscow was able to overthrow the government, Newsweek reported. "You can be a pro-Russian politician and work for the aggressor state for years. You may be hiding from justice lately. You can even wear a Ukrainian military uniform for camouflage," Ivan Bakanov, chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, said in a statement posted to Twitter, per a Google translation."But will it help you escape punishment? Not at all! Shackles are waiting for you.
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