Viktor Volodymyrovych Medvedchuk (Ukrainian: ??´???? ??????´??????? ????????´?; born 7 August 1954 in Pochet, Abansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, and business oligarch.
Medvedchuk is regarded as one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s associates and chief of staff to former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.Currently Medvedchuk is chairman of the pro-Russia political organization Ukrainian Choice and an opponent of Ukraine joining the European Union.
Russian president Vladimir Putin is the godfather of Medvedchuk's daughter Darina (born in 2004).
Medvedchuk and his Ukrainian Choice are estimated in second place in upcoming elections.
In November 2018 Medvedchuk was elected chairman of the political council of (the political party) For life.