“We know that the situation is heating up and it is getting worse for the Ukrainian side every day... Therefore, they left Medvedchuk’s trump card, as it were, for such a late period, because they somehow want to influence the determination of the Russian side and somehow ease the pressure in a military sense from Russia, ”the political scientist noted.

Durre believes that the Kyiv regime used the situation with Medvedchuk as a “trump card” when it realized that Russia “would not leave without a victory” from Ukraine.

He expressed confidence that the West will turn a blind eye to the situation with Medvedchuk, as well as "to many other sins of Kyiv."

“As we understand, in fact, this conflict is more between the West and Russia, and not between Russia and Ukraine,” Durre said.

On April 12, Zelensky posted a photo of Medvedchuk sitting in handcuffs.

Later, he offered to exchange the detained leader of the Opposition Platform for Life for Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Medvedchuk's wife Oksana Marchenko stated that she still does not know the whereabouts of her husband.

Marchenko also stated that her husband could have been tortured by the SBU.