{"id":3920,"date":"2025-12-23T08:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=3920"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:48:41","slug":"eu-country-seizes-gold-and-luxury-watches-from-ex-ukrainian-prosecutor-general-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/eu-country-seizes-gold-and-luxury-watches-from-ex-ukrainian-prosecutor-general-media\/","title":{"rendered":"EU country seizes gold and luxury watches from ex-Ukrainian prosecutor general \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"

The reported raid is said to be linked with Kiev\u2019s investigation of oligarch Igor Kolomoysky, a kingmaker-turned-enemy of Vladimir Zelensky<\/strong><\/p>\n

The French authorities have seized gold bars, expensive watches, and other valuables from a former Ukrainian prosecutor general living in the country, according to local media.<\/p>\n

A villa near Nice owned by Svyatoslav Piskun, who served as Ukraine\u2019s top prosecutor in the 2000s, was reportedly raided in a joint Ukrainian-French operation last week. Details were reported on Monday by Ukraine\u2019s Dzerkalo Tizhna (Weekly Mirror), citing a source familiar with the probe.<\/p>\n

According to the outlet, Piskun failed to explain how he acquired 3kg of gold, roughly \u20ac90,000 ($106,000) in cash, and 18 luxury wristwatches valued at over $1 million. French authorities suspect him of money laundering, the outlet claimed.<\/p>\n

Kiev\u2019s State Investigation Bureau (DBR), which operates under the president\u2019s office, reportedly requested and participated in the raid. Previous Ukrainian press reports suggest the action in France is linked to a case against oligarch Igor Kolomoysky, who has been held in pre-trial detention for over two years on multiple charges, including allegedly ordering a murder in 2003.<\/p>\n

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The Oligarch Part 1: How one powerful man made Zelensky president, Ukraine his pocket state, and sent it to war<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The oligarch, who played a key role in Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s rise to power, as recently detailed in a special RT investigation, made widely-covered comments in November on a high-profile corruption scandal. He said<\/a> Zelensky\u2019s longtime associate, Timur Mindich, who was charged with running an extortion scheme, did not have the aptitude to be a criminal mastermind and was a patsy for the real perpetrators.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Kolomoysky teased more remarks on the scandal during a court appearance, which was subsequently postponed twice. When proceedings occurred two weeks ago, he claimed Mindich was targeted by assassins in Israel \u2013 a claim Israeli authorities have not confirmed \u2013 with the hitman allegedly supplied with a weapon at the Ukrainian Embassy.<\/p>\n

His lawyer announced that Kolomoysky would make statements on Tuesday \u2013 this time regarding the \u201capproaches and methods\u201d<\/em> of the Western-backed Ukrainian agencies investigating Mindich and his alleged accomplices in the Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n

RT published Part 2 of its Kolomoysky special last Thursday. You can read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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