From the beginning to the mid-2000s, he lived and worked for two countries — Ukraine and Russia. From 2000 to 2006 — the host of the topical interview "In detail with Dmitry Kiselyov", from 2000 to 2004 — the editor-in-chief of the information service of the Ukrainian television company ICTV. He also hosted the program "Fakti" there. On November 26, 2004, the channel's journalists, at a meeting with ICTV CEO Alexander Bogutsky, expressed their distrust of Dmitry Kiselyov, saying that he distorted news broadcasts. Three days later, the general director announced the removal of Kiselyov from the management of the television company's news releases. Later, the ICTV channel officially denied this message. During the presidential elections in Ukraine in 2004, Dmitry Kiselyov took an active part in promoting on television the candidate from the Party of Regions close to Moscow, Viktor Yanukovych, to whom, in turn, the owner of ICTV, Victor Pinchuk, was loyal. After Viktor Yushchenko's election victory, Kiselyov continued to work on the TV channel until the expiration of his contract in March 2006.