The Slovak Interior Ministry has canceled the temporary protective status it granted to Artem Marchevskiy, a close associate of pro-Russia Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. The ministry granted Marchevskiy temporary protective status on April 8 and canceled it on July 3, the Slovak Interior Ministry was quoted as saying by the Czech news website Novinky.cz on August 26. Marchevskiy left Prague for Slovakia earlier this year after Czech authorities imposed sanctions on him for attempts to carry out "influence operations" for Moscow's benefit on Czech territory. Marchevskiy holds Ukrainian and Israeli passports. The German publication Der Spiegel identified Medvedchuk and Marchevskiy as operators of the Prague-based pro-Moscow news website Voice Of Europe, saying the website played a key role in financing pro-Kremlin European Parliament candidates.
Slovakia Revokes Temporary Protective Status For Pro-Russian Ukrainian Politician
Detained associates of Viktor Medvedchuk are seen in a photo released by the Security Service of Ukraine on May 15.