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Ukraine’s detention of oligarch close to Putin angers Moscow

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, who is both the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, sits handcuffed after being detained in a special operation carried out by the country's SBU secret service, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) FILE - Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk, left, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Oct. 6, 2020. The detention on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, who is both the former leader of a pro-Russian opposition party and a close associate of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, was met with enthusiasm in Kyiv — and irritation in Moscow. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, file)