First he was stripped of his presidency, then his lavish mansion and opulent tastes were laid bare, and now ousted Ukraine leader Viktor Yanukovych has been exposed even further, in an infamous nude painting on display in central Kiev. A burly and grim Yanukovych slouches in an unflattering position, with no detail left to the imagination, in the painting called "The Naked King" which swept to accidental fame during the revolution that forced him to flee the country in February. Olga Oleynik, 25 was -- and still is -- just a struggling artist painting what she calls "unusual" pieces, when she scored a lucky break: a friend working for a local television station got her a spot on air to show her painting of the reviled president. But her opportunity coincided with rapid-fire change in Ukraine after months of protests reached a bloody zenith, leaving around dead, prompting parliament to oust Yanukovych. On the same day Yanukovych's arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko was freed from prison and Oleynik was sidelined by the breaking news. As opposition protesters and ordinary Ukrainians discovered with horror the opulence at Yanukovych's lavish mansion Mezhygirya, the picture went viral as many said it had been found along with luxury cars, a private zoo and golden toilets. This painting just shows it physically Appreciation of the artwork ranged from amusement to awe and outrage.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates AP — Police in Dubai have arrested 11 Ukrainian women and a Russian man for their involvement in a nude photo shoot on a high-rise balcony in the city, authorities said Tuesday, after the footage went viral and prompted a crackdown in the Gulf Arab sheikhdom. The nude photo shoot scandal comes just days before Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar, and as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lands in nearby Doha, Qatar, for an official state visit. Over the years, Dubai increasingly has promoted itself as a popular destination for Russians on holiday. Dubai police declined to identify those detained. More than a dozen women appeared in the video and the nationalities of the others arrested were not immediately known.
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By Will Stewart for MailOnline. The wealthy American behind the scandalous naked Dubai photoshoot could be jailed for up to 18 months in the UAE. And the models in the shoot, from Ukraine , are still in detention waiting to be deported, say reports in Kiev. Vitaliy Grechin, 41, is believed to be in custody despite earlier reports that he had left the United Arab Emirates, according to Segodnya newspaper. The Kiev-based US passport holder could face one a half years in jail, said the outlet citing its own sources. Meanwhile his luxury apartment in the Ukrainian capital was searched by law enforcement on suspicion that it was used as a porn studio, reported TSN.
