Ukraine Charges Putin Ally Medvedchuk With Treason

Ukraine Charges Putin Ally Medvedchuk With Treason
Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest associates, Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk, left, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 18, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin/Pool Photo via AP
The Associated Press
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KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine has indicted a top opposition figure who is a close ally of Russia’s president with treason and attempts to steal natural resources from Russia-annexed Crimea.

Along with the Tuesday indictment of Viktor Medvedchuk, security service agents also searched his house in the capital Kyiv.