Mykola Melnychenko, the former bodyguard who claims to have secretly recorded thousands of conversations in the office of former President Leonid Kuchma, may have cooperated with Russian spy agencies, Kuchma said April 14. The comment underscores a turnaround for Kuchma, who has repeatedly - for almost 10 years - alleged the likely involvement of Western intelligence agencies in the scandal. “I think it will soon be clear what relationship did [Melnychenko] have with the Russian special services,” Kuchma said before questioning at the Prosecutor General’s Office on April 14. Read the story here
