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Since the beginning of the war in the Donbas, oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk and his group have strengthened their positions in Ukraine. According to the latest ratings, political party Opposition Platform – For Life is in second place in the pre-election rally and will have at least 30 MPs to bring to the Ukrainian parliament. Medvedchuk’s big political comeback is one of the biggest paradoxes of Petro Poroshenko’s presidency. Hromadske looks at how this became possible.

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