Ukrainian Choice
Pro-Russian political organisation in Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ukrainian Choice, officially since 2016[1] named[2] Ukrainian Choice – Right of the People (Ukrainian: Український вибір — Право народу; Russian: Украинский выбор — право народа), is an NGO in Ukraine.[3][4] It was initiated by and is led by the business tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk. In Ukraine it is considered a pro-Russian organisation.[2]
Ukrainian Choice – Right of the People Украинский выбор — право народа Український вибір — право народу | |
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Leader | Viktor Medvedchuk |
Founder | Viktor Medvedchuk |
Founded | 4 April 2012 (2012-04-04) |
Dissolved | March 2022 (2022-03) (de facto) |
Split from | Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) |
Headquarters | Vasylkivska 23-B, Kyiv |
Ideology | Russophilia Social conservatism Christian conservatism Euroscepticism Federalism |
Political position | Big tent |
National affiliation | Opposition Platform — For Life (2018–22) |
Colours | Light blue Purple Magenta |
Website | |
vybor.ua | |
After the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine some of the organisation leaders were detained by the SBU on charges of preparing a coup d'état and collaborating with Russian special services.[5] Medvedchuk himself is living in exile in Russia since September 2022 after being handed over to Russia in a prisoner exchange.[6]