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After all, /sarc lustration of Saddam's army had worked out really well /sarc
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atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea… praising Ukraine's progress against corruption, specifically praising appointment of Kholodnitsky as special anti-corruption prosecutor (from process supervised by Shokin)
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storify.com/USEmbassyKyiv/ .
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No public mention of Shokin.
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. Pyatt stated in 2015 (while Shokin Prosecutor General) that Ukraine "passed more reform legislation than in all the years prior".
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reported that Davos conference was told that it was "shocking" that Shokin still in office
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Shokin's resignation "could turn into a condition (Forderung) for further support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)". Which indeed proved to be the case.
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But reviewing a key point: first formal linkage of Shokin removal to IMF tranche (later subject of Biden boast) appears to be at Jan 19, 2016 meeting hosted by "Whistleblower" Eric #Ciaramella i.e. he was himself involved in Biden's original quid pro quo
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