During this period he was involved with the scandal of donating letters by Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky to the Ukrainian archive in Kiev which had previously been stolen from the Lviv archives .
In 2002 -- 2005 he became vice-premier minister of Ukraine under Victor Yanukovych .
During this period he was involved with the scandal of donating letters by Ukraine historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky to the Ukraine archive in Kiev which had previously been stolen from the Lviv archives .
In 2002 -- 2005 he became vice-premier minister of Ukraine under Victor Yanukovych .