The richest man in Ukraine Rinat Akhmetovwill be handed over because of a law limiting the influence of oligarchs entire media empire to the state. “This week, Media Group Ukraine will hand over all Ukrainian licenses for our TV channels (…) and print media to the state,” Akhmetov explains.
The 55-year-old multi-billionaire says the short deadline for selling media set out in the September 2021 law and “Russian military aggression against Ukraine” make it “impossible” for him to sell the media companies on market terms. the Media Group Ukraine is one of the largest media holding companies in the country. It owns ten TV channels, including news channels, online media and print media.