Yevhen Murayev: Vladimir Putin’s choice of ‘puppet’ to lead invaded Ukraine

Media magnate threatens legal action after being named in plot to install pro-Kremlin government in Kiev

Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Russian security council
Vladimir Putin accused of links with Ukrainian media magnate
(Image credit: Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

A Ukrainian politician has been forced to deny that he is Vladimir Putin’s choice to lead a pro-Russian government in Kiev after being named by the UK Foreign Office as one of several leading figures plotting with the Kremlin.

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