Дела украинские

[tijd.livejournal.com]

Британский журналист Пол Вуд (на снимке - во время репортажа из Ирака) был первым, кто сообщил о существовании расследования Рашагейта.

Его новый репортаж также содержит сенсационную информацию: летом прошлого года, пытаясь добиться аудиенции Порошенко с Трампом, украинское правительство заплатило взятку Майклу Коэну в размере сотен тысяч долларов.

A high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer in Mr Poroshenko's administration described what happened before the visit to the White House.
Mr Cohen was brought in, he said, because Ukraine's registered lobbyists and embassy in Washington DC could get Mr Poroshenko little more than a brief photo-op with Mr Trump. Mr Poroshenko needed something that could be portrayed as "talks".
This senior official's account is as follows - Mr Poroshenko decided to establish a back channel to Mr Trump. The task was given to a former aide, who asked a loyal Ukrainian MP for help.
He in turn used personal contacts who attended a Jewish charity in New York state, Chabad of Port Washington. (A spokeman for the Chabad has asked us to make clear that officials there were not involved.)
This eventually led to Michael Cohen, the president's lawyer and trusted fixer. Mr Cohen was paid $400,000.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44215656



Вернувшись домой после встречи с Трампом, Порошенко распорядился прекратить украинское расследование Манафорта и сотрудничество с расследованием Мюллера.

Poroshenko ordered Ukraine’s top anti-corruption prosecutor tasked with probing corruption under former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to stop cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s work in Ukraine and ties to Russia, according to two sources familiar with the request.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/ukraines-successful-courtship-of-trump/559526/

Надо думать, что поставка Джавелинов того стоила.

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