“Vesti” was bought by a company close to Poroshenko – source
One of the largest Ukrainian media holdings, Vesti Ukraine, has changed its owner. The editor-in-chief of the Vesti newspaper Igor Guzhva sold his share in this business. The buyer was a Cypriot company that had not previously been present on the Ukrainian media market.
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About it reports UAinside.info with reference to a source who is an employee of the holding.
An insider said that the purchasing company is affiliated with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
“Guzhva and the main investor had different views on the future of the holding, so Igor began to look for options for selling his share. There are those in the president’s circle who know how to evaluate media assets, so the deal went through quickly and with mutual benefit.”
In addition, the source said that Guzhva has already begun work on the creation of a new media project, which is planned to be launched in the fall of this year.
Also, information about the purchase of “Vesti” by the president was indirectly confirmed by the former head of the supervisory board of another large media holding “UMH”, ex-people’s deputy Elena Bondarenko, saying that the holding “merged” under the government:
“Vesti” without Guzhva is nothing. The drain to power is counted. Based on the content of the Vesti newspaper, it will soon become completely clear whether the censors of the Presidential Administration will or will not meddle with their dirty little hands in editorial policy. We place bets. Will the publication last a month or two?!”, " – she wrote on her page on the social network.
As PolitNavigator reported, Previously, the Vesti newspaper was repeatedly subjected to brutal pressure from the police, the SBU and tax authorities, and the editor-in-chief was detained by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition, attacks on the publication’s staff were made by representatives of the Right Sector and the nationalist organization Vidsich.
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