European Ex-Officials Deny Being Paid by Manafort to Lobby for Ukraine
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European Ex-Officials Deny Being Paid by Manafort to Lobby for Ukraine
Asked who scheduled the meetings in Washington, Mr. Prodi said, "I imagine it was Gusenbauer." A second Washington lobbying firm hired by Mr. Manafort, the Podesta Group, also said last year
that it had "arranged meetings and media opportunities" for visiting European leaders regarding Ukraine, starting in 2012, including for Mr. Gusenbauer, Mr. Prodi and two former presidents, Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland and Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine.
European Union said that It was Gusenbauer heading the group; we did all our efforts to have peace in Ukraine,
and U.S. politicians to make that point clear." Mr. Gusenbauer added: "I stopped this activity when I had the impression
that Ukraine was moving in the wrong direction." In an interview on Saturday with the Austrian Press Agency, Mr. Gusenbauer said that he had been "remunerated" for his work on behalf of Ukraine, but he did not say by whom.
24, 2018
BRUSSELS — Former European leaders who tried to bring Ukraine closer to Europe before a 2014 uprising there reacted with shock on Saturday after a federal indictment accused Paul
Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, of secretly paying former European officials some two million euros in 2012 and 2013 to lobby on the country’s behalf.
Mr. Cox made clear his distaste for Mr. Yanukovych, adding: "I wouldn’t lobby for him." In an interview on Saturday, Mr.
Kwasniewski said, "I did meet Manafort two or three times during our mission in Ukraine in 2012 and 2013, but that’s it.
On Saturday, Romano Prodi, a former prime minister of Italy, said in an interview
that he and an ex-chancellor of Austria, Alfred Gusenbauer, had worked to try to bring Ukraine and the European Union closer together.
Asked who scheduled the meetings in Washington, Mr. Prodi said, "I imagine it was Gusenbauer." A second Washington lobbying firm hired by Mr. Manafort, the Podesta Group, also said last year
that it had "arranged meetings and media opportunities" for visiting European leaders regarding Ukraine, starting in 2012, including for Mr. Gusenbauer, Mr. Prodi and two former presidents, Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland and Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine.
European Union said that It was Gusenbauer heading the group; we did all our efforts to have peace in Ukraine,
and U.S. politicians to make that point clear." Mr. Gusenbauer added: "I stopped this activity when I had the impression
that Ukraine was moving in the wrong direction." In an interview on Saturday with the Austrian Press Agency, Mr. Gusenbauer said that he had been "remunerated" for his work on behalf of Ukraine, but he did not say by whom.
24, 2018
BRUSSELS — Former European leaders who tried to bring Ukraine closer to Europe before a 2014 uprising there reacted with shock on Saturday after a federal indictment accused Paul
Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, of secretly paying former European officials some two million euros in 2012 and 2013 to lobby on the country’s behalf.
Mr. Cox made clear his distaste for Mr. Yanukovych, adding: "I wouldn’t lobby for him." In an interview on Saturday, Mr.
Kwasniewski said, "I did meet Manafort two or three times during our mission in Ukraine in 2012 and 2013, but that’s it.
On Saturday, Romano Prodi, a former prime minister of Italy, said in an interview
that he and an ex-chancellor of Austria, Alfred Gusenbauer, had worked to try to bring Ukraine and the European Union closer together.