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Trump Allies Pressed Ukraine Over State Gas Firm Before Phone Call: AP


Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty ImagesA group of people closely allied with President Trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani were working to push American business interests in Ukraine before the White House made contact with the new Ukrainian president, the Associated Press reports. According to four people with direct knowledge of the efforts, Trump allies were working to influence Naftogaz, Ukraine’s multibillion-dollar national oil and gas company. The goal was reportedly to alter the company’s senior management to include Americans, so that business dealings in the Ukraine would become friendlier towards Western countries. The allies work was disrupted when former Ukrainian President …read more

Source:: The Daily Beast

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