Thread by @karolcummins

Andrii Artemenko made a star turn in Rudy Giuliani's controversial Ukraine documentary and once tried to pitch the Trump administration on a plan for peace between Moscow and Kyiv. Now, he says, he's told the FBI what he knows about the former mayor. politico.com/news/2021/04/2…

2017: Sater was involved in an attempt during the transition to influence the Trump adm’s policy on Ukraine & Russia.

In Jan 2017, Sater and Cohen reportedly worked w/ the Ukrainian politician Andriy (sometimes transliterated Andrey or Andrii) Artemenko
nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/…

A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates
nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/…

Artemenko said he had received encouragement for his plans from top aides to Putin.
“A lot of people will call me a Russian agent, a U.S. agent, a C.I.A. agent,” Artemenko said.

nytimes.com/2017/02/19/us/…

It was Artemenko who promoted in the U.S. an alternative plan for settling the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, which suggested leasing Crimea to Russia.

kyivpost.com/article/opinio…

Andriy Derkach, a Russian intel officer (now sanctioned) & associate of Rudy Giuliani, has hired Andrii Artemenko a business partner of Erik Prince to lobby Washington on his behalf regarding “corruption,”

politico.com/news/2020/04/1…

Rudy Giuliani has close ties to Andrii Derkach, a Russian intelligence agent, and acted as a megaphone for Derkach's anti-Biden campaign late last year.

cnn.com/2020/10/16/opi…

The Treasury Department said Derkach waged a "covert influence campaign" centered on "cultivating false and unsubstantiated narratives concerning US officials in the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election."

cnn.com/2020/10/16/opi…

Trump & his inner circle are willing to help RU as long as there is some perceived personal, financial or political gain on the table.

📌Giuliani has been laundering Russian propaganda that's helpful to Trump, & Trump pushes out Russian propaganda to service his political needs