On Tuesday, the pro-Russian politician was arrested by Ukrainian forces after escaping from house arrest on a charge of treason earlier this year. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared on Telegram a photo of a handcuffed Medvedchuk as proof of his arrest.
Then on Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said they had seized a number of assets belonging to Medvedchuk, including 23 houses, 32 apartments, 30 plots of land, 26 cars and a yacht.
For the past three decades, Medvedchuk has used his close relationship with Putin – who is the godfather of Medvedchuk’s youngest daughter – to establish himself as one of Ukraine’s most powerful politicians, as well as one of the richest, valued at 620 millions of dollars. , according to Forbes.
Medvedchuk was also considered Russia’s top choice to replace Zelenskyy as the Kremlin puppet leader in Ukraine if Kyiv had fallen after the invasion.
The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected Ukraine’s offer to trade Medvedchuk for Ukrainian prisoners, ostensibly severing ties with the captive tycoon.
Photographs from the past, however, highlight the luxurious life Medvedchuk lived in the past.
