Satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies show Russian forces redeploying and moving into eastern Ukraine.
From CNN's Nathan Hodge, Olga Voitovych and Kostan Nechyporenko
Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and oligarch, was detained in a"special operation," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday on Telegram. Prior to Russia's invasion, Medvedchuk had faced allegations of treason in Ukraine and had been under house arrest. His whereabouts had been unknown in the weeks following the invasion. Some observers speculated that Medvedchuk or one of his allies might be the Kremlin's preference to lead a puppet government in Ukraine if the Feb. 24 invasion succeeded in toppling Zelensky.
"I would not say that we are very close but we know each other well," Putin said."He was [former Ukrainian] President [Leonid] Kuchma’s chief of staff, and it was in this capacity at the time that he asked me to take part in the christening of his daughter. According to Russian Orthodox tradition, you can't refuse such a request."
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