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Medvedchuk Exposes His Chats on WhatsApp (Video)

Viktor Medvedchuk. Photo: 24tv.ua
Viktor Medvedchuk. Photo: 24tv.ua

No, there is no Putin among the correspondence.

People's Deputy and leader of the Opposition Platform — For Life party Viktor Medvedchuk was reviewing his chats with Ukrainian politicians during a session of the Verkhovna Rada. 

The relevant footage was shot and passed on to TK Media by journalist Aleksey Lipovetsky.

Among those the MP corresponds with are his faction colleague Nestor Shufrych, a certain Mamenko, former Deputy Prosecutor General and OPFL MP Renat Kuzmin, as well as MP Vadim Rabinovich. Medvedchuk's contacts also include someone named “Leva” — likely MP Sergei Levochkin.

It is worth noting that the deputy uses a new model of the Galaxy Z Flip smartphone, which costs from 42,000 hryvnias in Ukraine. 

Viktor Medvedchuk — People's Deputy and leader of the Opposition Platform — For Life party. He is credited with controlling the NewsOne, Zik and 112 TV channels. Medvedchuk is a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and serves as godfather to his daughter. In 2014–2019, he played the role of Ukraine's informal “negotiator” with the Kremlin.