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Russia Adds President Zelensky To criminal ‘Wanted’ List

POSTED ON May 5, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
Ukrainian resident Volodymyr Zelensky/Photo credit: The Moscow Times


Russia has added Ukrainian resident Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals.

Zelensky’s name appeared on Sunday on the Russian interior ministry’s “wanted” list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the Russian authorities.

It said the Ukrainian leader was wanted “under an article of the criminal code”, without providing further details.

There was no immediate comment from Russian officials following the development.

Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the decision demonstrated “the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda, which are at a loss for what else to invent to garner attention”.

Moscow has targeted Zelensky since the start of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine in February 2022.

The Ukrainian president said last year he was aware of at least “five or six” assassination attempts against him that had been foiled.

The day after sending troops into Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an address to the nation in which he urged the Ukrainian army to overthrow Zelensky.

Russia has placed several foreign politicians and public figures on its wanted list, which has tens of thousands of entries.

The commander of Ukraine’s Land Forces, Oleksandr Pavliuk, and former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko also appeared in the online database as criminal wanted list.

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