Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the situation with the detention of one of the leaders of the Opposition Platform for Life, Viktor Medvedchuk, recalled that he is not a citizen of Russia. Peskov is quoted by Russian media.

According to Putin's press secretary, Moscow does not know if Medvedchuk even wants Russia to interfere in deciding his fate..

“As for the exchange, about which various figures in Kyiv spoke with such fervor, ardor, pleasure: Medvedchuk is not a citizen of Russia. It has nothing to do with the special military operation. He is a foreign political figure, Peskov noted.. “We don’t know at all whether he himself wants some kind of Russian participation in resolving this libelous situation against him.”.

He added that the Kremlin, which is obvious, will follow the fate of Medvedchuk, and thanked Putin's godfather for "

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Recall, on April 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the detention of Vladimir Putin’s godfather and Viktor Medvedchuk, a deputy from the Opposition Platform for Life, by the SBU.

Subsequently, during the appeal, the president offered Russia to exchange him for Ukrainian citizens who were held captive.. Zelensky also announced the need to judge Medvedchuk "

The Ministry of Internal Affairs considers it optimal to exchange a politician for information on the financing of the " True, they are not sure whether Medvedchuk himself will agree to this exchange.. But after such a proposal, Moscow turned to threats to the Ukrainian authorities, calling the story with Putin's godfather a "