MOSCOW, Apr 13The wife of the detained head of the political council of the Ukrainian party «Opposition Platform — For Life» Viktor Medvedchuk, Oksana Marchenko, demanded that Volodymyr Zelensky immediately release the deputy. «There is no doubt that my husband is being persecuted for political reasons contrary to the laws of Ukraine and international law. His life must be out of danger. I'm waiting for your answer,» she said. The video of her address is posted on YouTube.Zakharova reacted to the plans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to «beat out testimony» from MedvedchukMarchenko stressed that Medvedchuk did not violate any laws of Ukraine and did not leave its territory, he always stood for peace, dialogue and harmony in the country. She called his detention a manifestation of terrorism. The politician's wife also turned to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for help. «I am very afraid for Victor's life. You have great authority. You are respected and listened to. I ask you, dear Mr. President, to use your rescue and release of my husband Viktor Medvedchuk,” Marchenko said. =»mozallowfullscreen» allowfullscreen=»allowFullScreen» frameborder=»0″>On Tuesday, the Security Service of Ukraine reported the detention of Medvedchuk, whose disappearance was reported by the Ukrainian prosecutor's office at the end of February. Later, President Vladimir Zelensky offered Russia to exchange the policy for captured Ukrainians. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin would monitor the fate of Medvedchuk and urge European politicians to do so. In his opinion, the persecution of the head of the Opposition Platform for Life was a vivid illustration of what the Kyiv regime is, and the process itself is politically motivated and far-fetched. Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbas. .jpg» />Medvedev called the Ukrainian authorities freaks for their methods of influencing Medvedchuk

