Former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleg Tsaryov, 53, was shot in Crimea. He was thought to be in line to lead a puppet government for Vladimir Putin in Kyiv. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA former Ukrainian lawmaker who was tipped to be in line to lead a puppet government in Ukraine for Russian President Vladimir Putin was shot in Crimea.

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Persons: Oleg Tsaryov, Vladimir Putin, —, Oleg Tsaryov's, Oleg, Tsaryov, Stanislav Rzhitsky, Vladlen Tatarsky, I'm Organizations: The Security Service, Service, Kyiv, Putin, Financial Times, Reuters, CIA, Washington Post Locations: Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Russian, Krasnodar, St . Petersburg, Yalta