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1/Mini-thread. We need to know why Pompeo and Barr were in Italy within a few days of one another. Until a few weeks ago one of Russia's most important allies in European politics, Matteo Salvini, was in charge of the Interior Ministry. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
2/Salvini's ties to Russia were captured recently in secret recordings which became public. buzzfeednews.com/article/albert…
3/And while it is good news Salvini is no longer in government, he and his party are still among the strongest in Italy and among the most important allies Putin has anywhere in the world. nytimes.com/2019/08/28/wor…
4/A reminder that Trump and Pompeo's July 25th call with Zelenskyy - and the pressure campaign - came within days of Z's 7/22 electoral win, a bad outcome for Putin. Now within days of a major Putin ally losing in Italy, US government shows up in force. To do what exactly?
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