Ukrainian energy official details how Giuliani associates tried to recruit him
Source: Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch
Two associates of Rudy Giuliani tried to recruit a top Ukrainian energy official in March in a proposed takeover of the state oil-and-gas company, describing the companys chief executive and the then-U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as part of this Soros cartel working against President Trump.
Youre a Republican, right? Andrew Favorov, the head of natural gas for state-run Naftogaz, recalled the men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, asking him, after their reference to investor and Democratic donor George Soros. We want you to be our guy.
Favorov said he met voluntarily this week with New York federal prosecutors as part of an investigation into the activities of Fruman, Parnas and Giuliani, Trumps personal attorney. Prosecutors last month arrested Fruman and Parnas on campaign-finance charges stemming from alleged efforts to leverage political connections and campaign donations some from foreign donors to benefit their own business interests and to assist Giuliani in efforts to oust Yovanovitch.
In one of his first interviews since meeting with prosecutors, Favorov described the efforts of Fruman and Parnas to enlist his help in an effort to oust Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev. Naftogaz is the most important company in Ukraine, representing nearly 10% of the countrys gross domestic product and supplying virtually all of the countrys natural gas.
Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ukrainian-energy-official-details-how-giuliani-associates-tried-to-recruit-him-2019-11-24?mod=mw_latestnews
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)Doubt it!
Doodley
(8,976 posts)UpInArms
(51,253 posts)There is a longer list .... but,the short one will suffice
ToxMarz
(2,154 posts)That's pretty disturbing. The first thing they ask someone they are trying to recruit into their criminal enterprise to make sure they're cool is "Youre a Republican, right?
"Youre a Republican, right? Andrew Favorov, the head of natural gas for state-run Naftogaz, recalled the men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, asking him...
They're clearly not talking about American political/voting issues. They talking about an International criminal organization.
Lock him up.
(6,874 posts)although I know there's a Russiablican party in the US since 2016...
muriel_volestrangler
(101,161 posts)duforsure
(11,882 posts)To get control like putin corruptly did to companies in russia and other places , then to skim profits , then control from. Just like putin did in russia.
ToxMarz
(2,154 posts)More like "with" Putin.