NEW INVESTIGATIONS: Before former Trump campaigner Paul Manafort wound up in prison, he was a longtime business ally of several Ukrainian political and business insiders, including former president Viktor Yanukovych, gas mogul Dmytro Firtash, and current MP Serhiy Lovochkin. 1/
Now, a trove of email correspondence obtained by OCCRP uncovers new information about his Ukraine ties. Today, we bring you TWO new investigations about Manafort’s shadowy dealings in the country. 2/
➡️ In the 1st investigation, we reveal Manafort’s involvement in a plot cooked up by two current Ukrainian MPs and former Yanukovych allies—Lovochkin and his sister Yulia—to rig the privatization of Ukraine’s public telephone operator Ukrtelecom in 2010. occrp.org/en/investigati…
Though Manafort was ultimately unsuccessful in cashing in on the scheme, our investigation also reveals how Ukrtelecom came to be owned by a Firtash-owned company in which Lovochkin has a stake. 4/
➡️In the 2nd investigation, we reveal the full story of how Manafort led a secretive & successful lobbying campaign in 2011 to salvage a Ukraine-EU association agreement with the help of a shadowy, informal political outfit known as the “Hapsburg Group” 5/ occrp.org/en/investigati…
