Volodymyr Satsyuk () (born 11 March 1963) is the former deputy head of

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’s intelligence agency. He is suspected of involvement in the poisoning of

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in 2004.''President claims Kremlin is shielding his would-be killers''
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Career

Satsyuk was a businessman before he joined the

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, where he eventually became the Deputy Chairman.Eurasian Secret Services Daily Review
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Allegations

Ukrainian prosecutors, after interviewing over 1,000 people, identified Satsyuk as being potentially involved in the poisoning of Yuschenko with

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. Yushchenko had attended a private dinner on 5 September 2004 held at Satsyuk's residence, during that year's Ukrainian presidential elections. He was accompanied by two assistants, Taras Zalessky and Alexei Poletukha, the former vice-president of the JS Bank «Ukraine». According to ''

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'' newspaper, "Ukraine’s pro-Russian government at the time was opposed to Yushchenko, fearing his pro-western tendencies and ambitions for Ukraine to join

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." Satsyuk was in hiding in

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, where the government has given him

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, meaning he couldn't be extradited for trial to another country.Yushchenko to Russia: Hand over witnesses

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(September 28, 2009) When Yanukovich became president of Ukraine, Satsyuk was removed from the wanted list and returned to his home town

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in the summer of 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Satsyuk, Volodymyr Living people 1963 births People from Malyn Ukrainian businesspeople Date of birth missing (living people) Security Service of Ukraine officers Refugees in Russia