Ever since the Soviet Union’s collapse, Ukraine has been the focal point of a tug of war between Putin/Russia and the EU. Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska hired Manafort to help Putin in Ukraine. When Manafort joined Team Trump, he owed Deripaska $20M & wanted to clear that debt.
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1363915842744819720
“When Manafort joined the Trump campaign ten years later, he owed Deripaska close to $20 million, according to legal complaints Deripaska's lawyers filed in the Cayman Islands and New York.” businessinsider.com/court-document…
“Ukraine stuck in a tug-of-war between Russia and the West” pbs.org/newshour/show/…
"’I assume you have shown our friends my media coverage, right?’ Manafort reportedly wrote to Kilimnik.
‘Absolutely,’ replied Kilimnik. ‘Every article.’
‘How do we use to get whole,’ Manafort responded. ‘Has OVD [Oleg Deripaska] operation seen?’” businessinsider.com/court-document…
‘Absolutely,’ replied Kilimnik. ‘Every article.’
‘How do we use to get whole,’ Manafort responded. ‘Has OVD [Oleg Deripaska] operation seen?’” businessinsider.com/court-document…
“Manafort shared 2016 presidential campaign polling data w/ Konstantin Kilimnik,” his contact 4 Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska (to whom Manafort owed $20 million). Deripaska is one of Putin’s closest allies & had previously dispatched Manafort to Ukraine. washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
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