How The Ukrainian Tail Wagged the U.S. Dog (ray76)

Thanks for posting this.

Wonder how many trolls have been posting/working on both sides of the political spectrum and are still are working for the Ukrainian meddlers?

How The Ukrainian Tail Wagged the U.S. Dog

And we've been able to milk the "Russians did it" narrative ever since!!!!

Foreign powers are always going to try to control our government.

Americans have to be sure that our leaders are not corrupted.

When our leaders are corrupted by foreign powers, then we punish that foreign power and the official of our government that is involved.

We cannot simply look away (as we did with the Clinton Administration and China) because the corruption benefits one political party, the Democrats.

This corruption endangers all Americans.

....Irena Chalupa is a fellow at the Atlantic Council. Her sister Alexandra “Ali” Chalupa was a foreign policy advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkZd9XZsc6c

..... the Clinton Foundation has received tens of millions of dollars from Atlantic Council board member Pinchuk....

Chelsea Clinton and Billionaire Clinton Foundation donor, Ukranian Victor Pinchuk

Businessman Sought Meeting With Bill Clinton;Ukranian Victor Pinchuk,
Clinton Foundation donor, wanted ‘private meeting’ in Europe
BY: Morgan Chalfant, October 18, 2016, Free Beacon

Ukrainian businessman and major Clinton Foundation donor Victor Pinchuk sought a meeting with Bill Clinton last year over the situation in Ukraine, newly released emails show. Pinchuk, whose foundation has contributed millions to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, "relentlessly" pushed for a meeting with the former president and possibly other Western leaders to signal "support for Ukraine," according to an email released Monday by Wikileaks in a trove of John Podesta’s hacked communications.

PODESTA EMAIL-- "Victor Pinchuk is relentlessly following up (including this morning) about a meeting with WJC in London or anywhere in Europe," reads the March 2015 email that appears to be written by Ami Desai, the Clinton Foundation's foreign policy director, to other foundation aides. "Ideally he wants to bring together a few western leaders to show support for Ukraine, with WJC probably their most important participant. If that’s not palatable for us, then he’d like a bilat with WJC."

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The links in the article aren’t active, so here they are:

https://www.clintonfoundation.org/contributors?category=$10,000,001+to+$25,000,000

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/politics/hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-charity.html

http://burisma.com/en/news/the-atlantic-council-of-the-united-states-and-burisma-group-sign-cooperative-agreement/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV9J6sxCs5k

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/world/europe/biden-ukraine.html

http://burisma.com/en/director/xanter-bajden/

http://usukraine.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2fYcHLouXY

https://web.archive.org/web/20140720002206/http://burisma.com/board-of-directors/

http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/about/international-advisory-board

https://web.archive.org/web/20140720002206/http://burisma.com/board-of-directors/

http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/support/members-program/members-program-roster

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/world/europe/corruption-ukraine-joe-biden-son-hunter-biden-ties.html

http://www.westernjournalism.com/the-democrats-are-lining-their-pockets-in-ukraine/

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/its-totally-normal-that-joe-bidens-son-works-for-a-ukrainian-energy-company/372385/

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/23/style/weddings-tamera-luzzatto-david-leiter.html

https://www.plurusstrategies.com/leiter

https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=processSearchCriteria

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/301392-lobbyists-rain-cash-on-clinton

And if Yanukovych had not been overthrown, there never would have been a Crimea or South Eastern Russian invasion.

Whether or not Russia/Ukraine ‘involved’ in attempting to control US Politics, is that any different than US sending voting monitors to another country, how about the sending of missionaries to ‘convert’ native heathens or our ‘Peace Corps’ to meddle in another countries business.

Imagine OUR reaction if Russia or Cuba were to send monitors to our elections?

Or if the Muslims OPENLY sent people to this country to try and ‘convert’ Christians to Heathens.

My first ‘trip’ to Japan was in 1957 and I thought the Japanese people treated us with great respect, realizing that partly comes from fear and acknowledging that their hind parts were smothered BUT we also had something they wanted.

MONEY....

All Japanese Nationals in the ‘business’ of extracting money from the US Sailor etal spoke English far better than the so called ‘Guest workers in todays US’ and I must admit than more often than not, their ‘underhanded’ tactics worked...<: <:

But wait! There’s more...

https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/20/a-family-business-of-perpetual-war/

Figerout:

Freedom loving Ukrainians hate and fight Russian efforts to “bring back” Ukraine to happy neu Soviet Russian Union.

Russia is occupying Ukrainian Crimea and Donetsk. They are lying about “separatists” wanting to breakaway from Ukraine, while Russian military is occupying and killing Ukrainians, shooting Malaysian plane down, breaking Budapest Agreement. People are DYING!

Manafort as professional electioneer expert was hired by pro-Russian Ukrainian ex president Yanukovych. He helped to elect him, making money. Yanukovych wanted to bring Ukraine “back” to mother bitch Russia.

Ukrainians revolted and died at Maidan to preserve their freedom and chased Yanukovych away to Putin.

New president Poroshenko was elected, with hopes to preserve Ukrainian territory and freedom.

Russians invaded Ukraine, spread lies about “separatists”, faked elections and with military are occupying Crimea/Donetsk. Putin is eying more territory to “bring back” to revive Soviet Gulag. With Ukraine, he goofed. Ukrainians managed to fight Nazis, Communists and invaders for centuries, little Putin will get hard lesson too.

Many Ukrainians escaped Soviet communist hell, ended up in the west enjoying freedoms. Some Ukrainians got their heads screwed up with liberal communist crap (”Ukrainians for Obama”, Ukrainian Weekly newspaper, Chalupa,...) They escaped from it - now they want it ???

Some misguided US Ukrainians supported liberals and democrats and were working to continue Obama’s legacy - march to destroy US and build commie caliphate by trying to elect Hillary. To continue Obama’s legacy to let the Putin take Ukrainian territories?

The “great” Hillary, McCain and other’s achievement during Obama’s rule were trips to Ukraine and what? Bunch of promises and playing good friend.

So here is the dilemma: Ukrainians are fighting Putin’s Russia, defending their country and freedoms. After Obama promised to work with Putin, he let him take over Ukrainian lands, did nothing to help Ukraine, besides empty rhetoric and letting few “emissaries” to pay visits. American Ukrainians had some hopes that Amerika will help Ukraine. We saw the reality - Obama/Hillary exported some rhetoric and Ukrainian liberals like Alexandra Chalupa, bought by democrat bakshish then were working hard to undermine Trump movement.

Looks like president Poroshenko during his visit in US mended some sores and there will be real cooperation between USA and Ukraine with resistance to Putin’s aggression.

Lying, fake media are trying to portray Ukraine as some Putin’s colony, Ukrainians as Nazis, Manafort helping Russia to elect Trump. Now because Hillary lost election, Russia is enemy, “Ukrainians” helped Hillary....

Freedom loving and hard working American Ukrainians are ashamed of this 5th Ukrainian column, still working to undermine builder, fixer, cleaner MAGA President Trump.

President Trump is doing hard but amazing job of bringing out all the crap, traitors, enemies of freedom loving humanity and trying to make America and world free and great again!

Shame on all detractors and “resist” paid crowds and instigators!

If the America is soo bad, why don’t you escape to Cuba, Venezuela, N. Korea, Russia? You don’t have to fight there, it is all ready and set up for you to “enjoy”.
Coonverting America to New World Order Paradise will guarantee you warm place in NWO Gulags later.

Wake up before is to late! If you are not supporting MAGA train, enjoy your welfare, better get a job and get off vegetarian food. Brain needs protein, the damage could still be reversed.

God Bless and protect DJ Trump from all foreign and domestic enemies!

Very interesting. Thanks!

Ahhh, a picture worth a thousand words.

But surely there is a larger version somewhere... Texas, maybe.

Thanks, Ray.

Maybe you can add this to your Ukrainian Connection research.

I was doing a little research on the WSJ writer who died last week at age 34 and stumbled onto what looked like a conspiracy theory site that was looking into Joe Rago’s death. He was an expert in problems with Obamacare. One of those problems is the limit on the use of newer drugs. In many cases Obamacare limits prescribed drugs to generic brands.

We knew this, right? What we didn’t know is that the Clintons are involved in a big drug manufacturing facility on the Ukrainian border with Russia. The facility manufactures generic drugs. Rago knew about it.

Now, I don’t know if it is true, but maybe you can look into it.

Leo, God Bless, and thanks for posting this!

“Freedom loving and hard working American Ukrainians are ashamed of this 5th Ukrainian column, still working to undermine builder, fixer, cleaner MAGA President Trump.

President Trump is doing hard but amazing job of bringing out all the crap, traitors, enemies of freedom loving humanity and trying to make America and world free and great again!

Shame on all detractors and “resist” paid crowds and instigators!

If the America is soo bad, why don’t you escape to Cuba, Venezuela, N. Korea, Russia? You don’t have to fight there, it is all ready and set up for you to “enjoy”.
Coonverting America to New World Order Paradise will guarantee you warm place in NWO Gulags later.

Wake up before is to late! If you are not supporting MAGA train, enjoy your welfare, better get a job and get off vegetarian food. Brain needs protein, the damage could still be reversed.”

God Bless and protect DJ Trump from all foreign and domestic enemies!

I’m only peripherally aware of Veropharm. I don’t know what if any connection exists with Clinton. I know it’s alleged to exist, but I haven’t looked into it much.

https://www.veropharm.ru/sitemap.php via google translate:

Plants in: Voronezh; Belgorod; and Volginsky, Vladimir Region. Google maps show Belgorod is about 19 miles from the Russo-Ukraine border.

https://www.veropharm.ru/company/history/ via google translate says Veropharm IPO in 2006, joined Abbott in 2014. The company seems to have been started in 1997, perhaps at Belgorod. In 2011 the Belgorod plant was “reconstructed”.

This issue is separate from the Ukraine/Atlantic Council/Clinton issue, which involves energy, EU integration, tens of millions to the Clinton Foundation, and perqs for prominent Democrats (Hunter Biden).

If Clintons are connected with Veropharm then I would look to see who deposited money into the Clinton Foundation or which of their associates benefited.

https://www.veropharm.ru/company/production/belgorod/ via google translate:

The plant produces more than 100 medicines for use in oncology, hepatology, neurology, gastroenterology, women's health, as well as vitamins.

Most of the drugs are included in the "List of vital and necessary medicines" and are supplied to all regions of Russia.

The factory localized the production of several Abbott products (Dufalac, Duspatalin, Dufaston).

Investments in the modernization of the Veropharm plant in Belgorod in 2016-2018 will exceed 3 billion rubles.

The result of the modernization will be an increase in the production capacity of the plant to 685 million tablets, 48 million bottles and 280 million capsules per year.

The production line is organized in full compliance with GMP standards.

The production of soft gelatin capsules is equipped with modern technological equipment capable of producing 55,000 capsules per hour.

Plant area: 26 thousand m 2

Number of staff: more than 600 people

Thanks. Each day, Ike’s warning about the military-industrial complex becomes more valid.

Hell, just look at the neo-con posts each day in Fr about how x country’s air force, navy, or whatever presents a clear and present danger. Which needs more of our tax $’s to keep fighting cold war 12-24!

July 20, 2017

VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

The Honorable Rod J. Rosenstein

Deputy Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Mr. Rosenstein,

            According to news reports, during the 2016 presidential election, “Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump” and did so by “disseminat[ing] documents implicating a top Trump aide in corruption and suggested they were investigating the matter…”^[1] Ukrainian officials also reportedly “helped Clinton’s allies research damaging information on Trump and his advisers.”^[2] At the center of this plan was Alexandra Chalupa, described by reports as a Ukrainian-American operative “who was consulting for the Democratic National Committee” and reportedly met with Ukrainian officials during the presidential election for the express purpose of exposing alleged ties between then-candidate Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, and Russia.^[3] Politico also reported on a Financial Times story that quoted a Ukrainian legislator, Serhiy Leschenko, saying that Trump’s candidacy caused “Kiev’s wider political leadership to do something they would never have attempted before: intervene, however indirectly, in a U.S. election.”^[4]

            Reporting indicates that the Democratic National Committee encouraged Chalupa to interface with Ukrainian embassy staff to “arrange an interview in which Poroshenko [the president of Ukraine] might discuss Manafort’s ties to Yanukovych.”^[5] Chalupa also met with Valeriy Chaly, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., and Oksana Shulyar, a top aid to the Ukrainian ambassador in March 2016 and shared her alleged concerns about Manafort. Reports state that the purpose of their initial meeting was to “organize a June reception at the embassy to promote Ukraine.” However, another Ukrainian embassy official, Andrii Telizhenko, told Politico that Shulyar instructed him to assist Chalupa with research to connect Trump, Manafort, and the Russians. He reportedly said, “[t]hey were coordinating an investigation with the Hillary team on Paul Manafort with Alexandra Chalupa” and that “Oksana [Shulyar] was keeping it all quiet…the embassy worked very closely with” Chalupa.^[6]

            Chalupa’s actions appear to show that she was simultaneously working on behalf of a foreign government, Ukraine, and on behalf of the DNC and Clinton campaign, in an effort to influence not only the U.S voting population but U.S. government officials. Indeed, Telizhenko recalled that Chalupa told him and Shulyar, “[i]f we can get enough information on Paul [Manafort] or Trump’s involvement with Russia, she can get a hearing in Congress by September.”^[7] Later, Chalupa did reportedly meet with staff in the office of Democratic representative Marcy Kaptur to discuss a congressional investigation. Such a public investigation would not only benefit the Hillary Clinton campaign, but it would benefit the Ukrainian government, which, at the time, was working against the Trump campaign. When Politico attempted to ask Rep. Kaptur’s office about the meeting, the office called it a “touchy subject.”

            Aside from the apparent evidence of collusion between the DNC, Clinton campaign, and Ukrainian government, Chalupa’s actions implicate the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). As you know, the Committee is planning a hearing on FARA enforcement. Given the public reporting of these activities in support of a foreign government, it is imperative that the Justice Department explain why she has not been required to register under FARA.

            FARA requires individuals to register with the Justice Department if they act, even through an intermediary, “as an agent, representative, employee, or servant” or “in any other capacity” at the behest of a foreign principal, including a foreign political party, for purposes of engagement with a United States official.^[8] The registration applies to anyone who attempts to influence a U.S. government official on behalf of a foreign principal in an effort to “formulat[e], adopt[], or chang[e] the domestic or foreign policies of the United States.”^[9] As such, the focus of FARA is to require registration for individuals engaged in political or quasi-political activity on behalf of a foreign government. Likewise, an individual whose activities are subject to registration under FARA and who sends informational material “for or in the interest of [a] foreign principal” with the intent or belief that such material will be circulated among at least two persons must transmit the material to the Attorney General no later than 48 hours after actual transmission.^[10] Notably, an ongoing failure to register is an ongoing offense.^[11]

            According to documents provided to the Committee, the Justice Department required the Podesta Group and Mercury LLC to register under FARA for working on behalf of the Ukrainian government.^[12] Their registration was required even though the client, the European Centre for the Modern Ukraine (ECFMU), wrote a letter saying it was not directly or indirectly controlled by the Ukrainian government. That did not matter to the Justice Department because their lobbying activity was not to “benefit commercial interests” of the ECFMU but instead to promote the “political or public interests of a foreign government or foreign political party.” The Justice Department made clear that an individual acting in the political or public interests of a foreign government must register under FARA. As such, because Podesta and Mercury were effectively working on behalf of Ukrainian government interests, they were required to register.

            Unlike that situation where the Podesta Group and Mercury LLC worked for the middleman (EFCMU) and not the Ukrainian government, here Chalupa reportedly worked directly with Ukrainian government officials to benefit Ukraine, lobbying Congress on behalf of Ukraine, and worked to undermine the Trump campaign on behalf of Ukraine and the Clinton campaign. Accordingly, these facts appear to be exactly the type of activity Congress intended to reach with FARA. Please answer the following:

1.      What actions has the Justice Department taken to enforce FARA’s requirements regarding Chalupa given the public reporting of her actions on behalf of the Ukrainian government?

2.      Why has the Justice Department not required her to register under FARA?

3.      Has the Justice Department sent a letter of inquiry to Chalupa? If so, please provide a copy. If not, why not?

4.      Under 28 C.F.R. § 5.2, any present or prospective agent of a foreign entity may request an advisory opinion from the Justice Department regarding the need to register. Has Chalupa ever requested one in relation to her work on behalf of the Ukrainian government? If so, please provide a copy of the request and opinion.

5.      Please differentiate the facts that required the Podesta Group and Mercury LLC to register with Chalupa’s.

6.      Are you investigating the Ukrainian government’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election on behalf of the Clinton campaign? If not, why not?

7.      Are you investigating links and coordination between the Ukrainian government and individuals associated with the campaign of Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee? If not, why not?

            I anticipate that your written response and the responsive documents will be unclassified. Please send all unclassified material directly to the Committee. In keeping with the requirements of Executive Order 13526, if any of the responsive documents do contain classified information, please segregate all unclassified material within the classified documents, provide all unclassified information directly to the Committee, and provide a classified addendum to the Office of Senate Security. The Committee complies with all laws and regulations governing the handling of classified information. The Committee is not bound, absent its prior agreement, by any handling restrictions or instructions on unclassified information unilaterally asserted by the Executive Branch.

            Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this request. Please respond no later than August 3, 2017. If you have questions, contact Josh Flynn-Brown of my Judiciary Committee staff at (202) 224-5225.

Sincerely,

                                                            Charles E. Grassley

                                                            Chairman

                                                            Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Source: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-raises-further-concerns-over-foreign-agent-registration