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On January 16, 2017, Joe Biden visited Ukraine as part of his last foreign trip as Vice President.
What was the purpose of this trip (his 5th since 2014), just a mere 3 days before his last day in office?
On January 16, 2017, Joe Biden visited Ukraine as part of his last foreign trip as Vice President.
What was the purpose of this trip (his 5th since 2014), just a mere 3 days before his last day in office?
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To find a possible answer, let’s return to 2014.
In February of 2014, protestors took control of Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, in what became known as the Maidan revolution.
boston.com/news/world/eur…
To find a possible answer, let’s return to 2014.
In February of 2014, protestors took control of Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, in what became known as the Maidan revolution.
boston.com/news/world/eur…
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A couple of weeks later, Russian forces moved into the Crimean peninsula.
theguardian.com/world/2014/feb…
A couple of weeks later, Russian forces moved into the Crimean peninsula.
theguardian.com/world/2014/feb…
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On March 4, 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev offering support for the new government and $1 billion in aid.
nola.com/military/2014/…
On March 4, 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev offering support for the new government and $1 billion in aid.
nola.com/military/2014/…
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On April 16, 2014, Joe Biden was visited at the White House by Devon Archer.
Archer was John Kerry’s top campaign fundraiser for his 2004 presidential run.
On April 16, 2014, Joe Biden was visited at the White House by Devon Archer.
Archer was John Kerry’s top campaign fundraiser for his 2004 presidential run.
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In 2014, Archer was the co-founder and managing partner of Rosemont Capital.
Rosemont Capital is a private equity firm co-owned by Hunter Biden, the son of the Vice President, and Chris Heinz, the step-son of John Kerry.
nypost.com/2018/03/15/ins…
In 2014, Archer was the co-founder and managing partner of Rosemont Capital.
Rosemont Capital is a private equity firm co-owned by Hunter Biden, the son of the Vice President, and Chris Heinz, the step-son of John Kerry.
nypost.com/2018/03/15/ins…
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On April 22, 2014, Archer joins the board of directors of the Burisma Holdings, the largest private producer of gas in Ukraine.
On April 22, 2014, Archer joins the board of directors of the Burisma Holdings, the largest private producer of gas in Ukraine.
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That same month in 2014, pro-Russian separatists took control in the Donbass, an eastern region of Ukraine that borders Russia.
web.archive.org/web/2014041412…
That same month in 2014, pro-Russian separatists took control in the Donbass, an eastern region of Ukraine that borders Russia.
web.archive.org/web/2014041412…
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As the separatist movement advanced westward, its advance was abruptly cut short at the Dnipropetrovsk region due primarily to the efforts of billionaire banker Ihor Kolomoisky.
I discussed Kolomoisky in my last thread.
As the separatist movement advanced westward, its advance was abruptly cut short at the Dnipropetrovsk region due primarily to the efforts of billionaire banker Ihor Kolomoisky.
I discussed Kolomoisky in my last thread.
https://twitter.com/SeekerOTL/status/1097626092964335617
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This article which first appeared in the Wall Street Journal goes in great detail describing Kolomoisky’s efforts to stamp out anti-Maidan resistance in his region.
(He keeps live sharks in his office!)
news.kievukraine.info/2014/06/ukrain…
This article which first appeared in the Wall Street Journal goes in great detail describing Kolomoisky’s efforts to stamp out anti-Maidan resistance in his region.
(He keeps live sharks in his office!)
news.kievukraine.info/2014/06/ukrain…
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As civil war raged in eastern Ukraine, Hunter Biden joined Archer on the Burisma board in May 2014.
As civil war raged in eastern Ukraine, Hunter Biden joined Archer on the Burisma board in May 2014.
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Neither Biden nor Archer had any experience in the energy business, nor did either man have experience in Ukrainian law.
ibtimes.com/vice-president…
Neither Biden nor Archer had any experience in the energy business, nor did either man have experience in Ukrainian law.
ibtimes.com/vice-president…
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On May 20, 2014, Burisma hired John Kerry’s former chief of staff, David Leiter, as a lobbyist.
opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist…
On May 20, 2014, Burisma hired John Kerry’s former chief of staff, David Leiter, as a lobbyist.
opensecrets.org/lobby/lobbyist…
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Leiter's firm was “working with Burisma to educate US officials about the company and its role in creating a stable and secure energy future for Ukraine, not any specific policy or legislation.”
time.com/2964493/ukrain…
Leiter's firm was “working with Burisma to educate US officials about the company and its role in creating a stable and secure energy future for Ukraine, not any specific policy or legislation.”
time.com/2964493/ukrain…
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Burisma was created in 2006 when Mykola Zlochevsky registered the company in Cyprus.
Zlochevsky, a government minister at the time, granted the license to Ukrainian natural gas field, Sakhalinksa, to a company with connections to Burisma.
Burisma was created in 2006 when Mykola Zlochevsky registered the company in Cyprus.
Zlochevsky, a government minister at the time, granted the license to Ukrainian natural gas field, Sakhalinksa, to a company with connections to Burisma.
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In April 2014, the month Hunter Biden joined the firm, British officials froze $23 million in London Bank accounts supposedly belonging to Zlochevsky.
nytimes.com/2015/12/09/wor…
In April 2014, the month Hunter Biden joined the firm, British officials froze $23 million in London Bank accounts supposedly belonging to Zlochevsky.
nytimes.com/2015/12/09/wor…
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Britain’s Serious Fraud Office later dropped the charges when Ukrainian prosecutors refused to cooperate. The money was freed and eventually moved to Cyprus.
enterstageright.com/archive/articl…
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office later dropped the charges when Ukrainian prosecutors refused to cooperate. The money was freed and eventually moved to Cyprus.
enterstageright.com/archive/articl…
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Veteran Moscow reporter John Hemler makes a convincing case that the control shareholder of Burisma is Privta Group.
johnhelmer.net/the-hunt-for-b…
Veteran Moscow reporter John Hemler makes a convincing case that the control shareholder of Burisma is Privta Group.
johnhelmer.net/the-hunt-for-b…
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Privat Group controlled the nation’s largest commercial bank, PrivatBank.
Privat was controlled by…. Igor Kolomoisky.
(REAL LIVE SHARKS...IN HIS OFFICE! 🦈😨)
Privat Group controlled the nation’s largest commercial bank, PrivatBank.
Privat was controlled by…. Igor Kolomoisky.
(REAL LIVE SHARKS...IN HIS OFFICE! 🦈😨)
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A mere 9 months later, PrivatBank had blown through $1.8 billion.
A mere 9 months later, PrivatBank had blown through $1.8 billion.
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Alexander Cockburn covers in great detail the financial shenanigans that made the money disappear in a maze of offshore accounts in Cyprus, Belize and the British Virgin Islands.
Excellent read. 👍
harpers.org/blog/2015/08/u…
Alexander Cockburn covers in great detail the financial shenanigans that made the money disappear in a maze of offshore accounts in Cyprus, Belize and the British Virgin Islands.
Excellent read. 👍
harpers.org/blog/2015/08/u…
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Due to his questionable business practices, Kolomosiky was placed on the US government’s visa ban list.
Though, mysteriously, the ban would be lifted after Archer and Biden joined the board. 🤨
Due to his questionable business practices, Kolomosiky was placed on the US government’s visa ban list.
Though, mysteriously, the ban would be lifted after Archer and Biden joined the board. 🤨
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In June of last year, a jury found Devon Archer, along with two co-defendants, guilty in a scheme to defraud a Native American tribe through the issuance of $60 million in tribal bonds.
reuters.com/article/usa-cr…
In June of last year, a jury found Devon Archer, along with two co-defendants, guilty in a scheme to defraud a Native American tribe through the issuance of $60 million in tribal bonds.
reuters.com/article/usa-cr…
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The judge, however, overturned Archer’s conviction, but not the verdicts of the other two men (of course, not. lol).
Archer is slated for a new trial.
The judge, however, overturned Archer’s conviction, but not the verdicts of the other two men (of course, not. lol).
Archer is slated for a new trial.
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Peter Schweizer could not uncover how much money Biden made for his work with Burisma. Ukrainian disclosure laws do not require that Biden’s reveal his compensation.
(Schweizer's book is worth the money just for his section on the Bidens alone.)
Peter Schweizer could not uncover how much money Biden made for his work with Burisma. Ukrainian disclosure laws do not require that Biden’s reveal his compensation.
(Schweizer's book is worth the money just for his section on the Bidens alone.)
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The month before Biden made his final trip to Ukraine, all investigations of Burisma were closed.
@CarrollQuigley1 @Avery1776 @ECEverett1 @BabeReflex_8 en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/…
The month before Biden made his final trip to Ukraine, all investigations of Burisma were closed.
@CarrollQuigley1 @Avery1776 @ECEverett1 @BabeReflex_8 en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/…
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On Biden’s last day as Vice President, Jan 19, 2017, Burisma and the Atlantic Council sign a cooperative agreement to “develop transatlantic programs with Burisma’s support, focusing on European and international energy security…”
usubc.org/site/member-ne…
On Biden’s last day as Vice President, Jan 19, 2017, Burisma and the Atlantic Council sign a cooperative agreement to “develop transatlantic programs with Burisma’s support, focusing on European and international energy security…”
usubc.org/site/member-ne…
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