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UpInArms

(51,253 posts)
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 12:37 AM Nov 2019

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 company’s chief executive and the then-U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as part of “this Soros cartel” working against President Trump.

“You’re 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, Trump’s 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 country’s gross domestic product and supplying virtually all of the country’s 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

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Ukrainian energy official details how Giuliani associates tried to recruit him (Original Post) UpInArms Nov 2019 OP
Has the Ghoul done anything in the past 15 years that is legal? BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #1
These are crimes against America, and yet he faces no consequences. Why not? Doodley Nov 2019 #5
Bob Barr ... Donald trump ... Mitch McConnell... devin nunes UpInArms Nov 2019 #6
"You're a Republican, right?" ToxMarz Nov 2019 #2
I didn't know there's a Russiablican party in Ukraine Lock him up. Nov 2019 #3
New business school course required: how to deal with gangsters who have gone into politics muriel_volestrangler Nov 2019 #4
He was on orders from trump duforsure Nov 2019 #7
Probably wasn't doing it "like" Putin ToxMarz Nov 2019 #8

UpInArms

(51,253 posts)
6. Bob Barr ... Donald trump ... Mitch McConnell... devin nunes
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 06:04 AM
Nov 2019

There is a longer list .... but,the short one will suffice

ToxMarz

(2,154 posts)
2. "You're a Republican, right?"
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 01:15 AM
Nov 2019

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 "You’re a Republican, right?”

"You’re 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)
3. I didn't know there's a Russiablican party in Ukraine
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 02:29 AM
Nov 2019

although I know there's a Russiablican party in the US since 2016...

muriel_volestrangler

(101,161 posts)
4. New business school course required: how to deal with gangsters who have gone into politics
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 04:37 AM
Nov 2019
On one hand, the pair appeared to know little about the natural gas business; on the other it was clear to him they had significant political connections “They don’t teach you how to deal with this in business school,” Favorov said.

duforsure

(11,882 posts)
7. He was on orders from trump
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 08:23 AM
Nov 2019

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.

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