Sunday03 November 2024
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The son of former fugitive president Yanukovych has been granted Russian citizenship.

The son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, Oleksandr, has acquired Russian citizenship. This information has emerged from the state registry of the Russian Federation, where Yanukovych Jr. was previously listed as a citizen of Ukraine.
Сын экс-президента-беглеца Януковича получил гражданство России.
The son of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Oleksandr, has obtained Russian citizenship. This information has emerged from the Russian state registry, where Yanukovych Jr. was previously listed as a citizen of Ukraine.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by “Current Time”.

Oleksandr Yanukovych left Ukraine in 2014. He is included in the sanctions lists of Ukraine, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries. In Russia, as documents indicate, Oleksandr Yanukovych is engaged in business; his company managing financial and industrial groups, "MAKO Holding," was registered under Russian jurisdiction ten years ago.

Oleksandr Yanukovych is the eldest son of Viktor Yanukovych, the former president of Ukraine, who lost power due to the Euromaidan protests and fled to Russia. His younger son, Viktor, died in 2015 during ice auto racing on Lake Baikal.

In Ukraine, Oleksandr Yanukovych was also involved in business. He was referred to as the owner of his father's assets, which were estimated at $500 million in 2013. In 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine placed Oleksandr Yanukovych on the wanted list in a case concerning forgery and document falsification. At that time, he owned the company "MAKO-Trading," which dealt with the export of Ukrainian coal.

As reported, at the end of last year, The European Union Court declared the sanctions imposed two years ago by the EU Council against former president Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr invalid. However, despite this court ruling, sanctions against the Yanukovychs remain in effect under another decision made in the summer of 2022. Thus, they still do not have the right to enter the EU territory or own any assets there.