In September of 1999 Sharon LaFraniere reported on a case, the Mabatex Affair, that threatened to bring down the then Yeltsin presidency. As she reported,
"A Swiss investigation has uncovered evidence that a construction
company that received major Kremlin contracts paid tens of thousands of
dollars of bills charged to credit cards in the names of Russian
President Boris Yeltsin and his two daughters, according to law
enforcement authorities.(left: Yeltsin with his youger daughter, Tatyana Borisovna Yumasheva)
The company, a Swiss firm called Mabetex, also provided $1 million that was transferred several years ago to a Hungarian bank account intended for Yeltsin's benefit, the authorities said." (Washington Post : Wednesday, September 8, 1999) (my emphasis)
She further reported that,
"Acting on information from a businessman angry with a former Mabetex executive, del Ponte went looking for bank accounts and credit cards allegedly provided by Mabetex to Russian government officials. Yuri Skuratov (right), then Russia's chief prosecutor, formally asked for del Ponte's help in November." (ibid Sharon LaFraniere) (my emphasis)
Coming to the rescue of Yeltsin and his daughters was non other than Putin himself, then head of the FSB.
Putin used a sex-sting against Yuri Skuratov, that ultimately led to Skuratov being dismissed as Russia's Chief Prosecutor.
And so Yeltsin and his daughters, together with other corrupt officials in the then Kremlin, sighed with relief. And Putin's springboard into the presidency of Russia was set.
Fast forward to 2016, and we have another sex-sting that was committed in the summer of 2004 against the Democratic Governor of New Jersey, Jim McGreevey (right), and that ultimately led to his resignation as Govenor.
And at the very epicentre of this 2004 scandal was the father of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who is married to his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
Jared Kushner married Ivanka Trump whilst his father was still in prison for masterminding the sex sting that he committed against Governor Jim McGreevey.
Media reports say Mr Trump's son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner was behind the change." (BBC News : 16/11/2016) (my emphasis)
The similarities between Putin's rise to the presidency of Russia, and Trump's vindictiveness in dealing with his enemies, bodes ill for the future of Ukraine. They are truly joined at the hip!
Let us now cast our minds back to the links that were forged between Turkey and Poroshenko following the shooting down by Turkey of a Russian fighter plane that invaded its air space.
As recently reported by Gunay Hasanova,
"Turkey and Ukraine seek to advance in talks on free trade agreement, the signing of which can give an impulse for deepening trade ties between the two countries.
...
Turkey is one of the most important trade partners of Ukraine, while the country ranked the 5th among Ukraine’s trade partners in the first half of 2016." (Azernews : Wednesday November 16 2016) (my emphasis)
At the same time, Sputnik News reports that,
Then we have Erdogan's first reaction to the Trump victory.
"Erdogan’s first reaction to
Trump’s victory was welcoming. Addressing a business forum in Istanbul
on Nov. 9, he said that a new era was opening with America’s choice, and
he wanted to consider this an auspicious occasion." (Semih Idiz (left): Al-Monitor : November 15, 2016) (my emphasis)
Perhaps the auspiciousness that Erdogan was referring to lies in the fact that retired General Michael Flynn (right), Trump's military and intelligence advisor,
".... was recently hired as a lobbyist by an obscure Dutch company with ties to Turkey’s government and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan." ( Michael Rubin : Newsweek : 16/11/2016) (my emphasis)
There is thus a great deal of uncertainty about how Donald Trump, and the current small band of advisors that he has already choosen to surround himself with, will deal with the war between Putin and Ukraine.
What we can be certain of is that Trump and Putin are kindred spirits.
(to be continued)
"A Swiss investigation has uncovered evidence that a construction
company that received major Kremlin contracts paid tens of thousands of
dollars of bills charged to credit cards in the names of Russian
President Boris Yeltsin and his two daughters, according to law
enforcement authorities.(left: Yeltsin with his youger daughter, Tatyana Borisovna Yumasheva)The company, a Swiss firm called Mabetex, also provided $1 million that was transferred several years ago to a Hungarian bank account intended for Yeltsin's benefit, the authorities said." (Washington Post : Wednesday, September 8, 1999) (my emphasis)
She further reported that,"Acting on information from a businessman angry with a former Mabetex executive, del Ponte went looking for bank accounts and credit cards allegedly provided by Mabetex to Russian government officials. Yuri Skuratov (right), then Russia's chief prosecutor, formally asked for del Ponte's help in November." (ibid Sharon LaFraniere) (my emphasis)
Coming to the rescue of Yeltsin and his daughters was non other than Putin himself, then head of the FSB.Putin used a sex-sting against Yuri Skuratov, that ultimately led to Skuratov being dismissed as Russia's Chief Prosecutor.
And so Yeltsin and his daughters, together with other corrupt officials in the then Kremlin, sighed with relief. And Putin's springboard into the presidency of Russia was set.
Fast forward to 2016, and we have another sex-sting that was committed in the summer of 2004 against the Democratic Governor of New Jersey, Jim McGreevey (right), and that ultimately led to his resignation as Govenor.And at the very epicentre of this 2004 scandal was the father of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who is married to his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
Jared Kushner married Ivanka Trump whilst his father was still in prison for masterminding the sex sting that he committed against Governor Jim McGreevey.
And Jared Kushner is now one of Donald Trump's closest advisors.
Indeed, "Mr Trump has already replaced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with Vice-President-elect Mike Pence as head of his transition team.
Indeed, "Mr Trump has already replaced New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with Vice-President-elect Mike Pence as head of his transition team.
Media reports say Mr Trump's son-in-law and close adviser Jared Kushner was behind the change." (BBC News : 16/11/2016) (my emphasis)
The similarities between Putin's rise to the presidency of Russia, and Trump's vindictiveness in dealing with his enemies, bodes ill for the future of Ukraine. They are truly joined at the hip!
Let us now cast our minds back to the links that were forged between Turkey and Poroshenko following the shooting down by Turkey of a Russian fighter plane that invaded its air space.As recently reported by Gunay Hasanova,
"Turkey and Ukraine seek to advance in talks on free trade agreement, the signing of which can give an impulse for deepening trade ties between the two countries.
...
Turkey is one of the most important trade partners of Ukraine, while the country ranked the 5th among Ukraine’s trade partners in the first half of 2016." (Azernews : Wednesday November 16 2016) (my emphasis)
At the same time, Sputnik News reports that,
"Russian President
Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discuss
the most sensitive topics related to the situation in the region and
bilateral relations; it indicates high level of mutual trust, Kremlin
spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday." (Sputnik News : 22.10.2016) (my emphasis)
Then we have Erdogan's first reaction to the Trump victory.
"Erdogan’s first reaction to
Trump’s victory was welcoming. Addressing a business forum in Istanbul
on Nov. 9, he said that a new era was opening with America’s choice, and
he wanted to consider this an auspicious occasion." (Semih Idiz (left): Al-Monitor : November 15, 2016) (my emphasis)
Perhaps the auspiciousness that Erdogan was referring to lies in the fact that retired General Michael Flynn (right), Trump's military and intelligence advisor, ".... was recently hired as a lobbyist by an obscure Dutch company with ties to Turkey’s government and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan." ( Michael Rubin : Newsweek : 16/11/2016) (my emphasis)
There is thus a great deal of uncertainty about how Donald Trump, and the current small band of advisors that he has already choosen to surround himself with, will deal with the war between Putin and Ukraine.
What we can be certain of is that Trump and Putin are kindred spirits.
Young Girl At Maidan 2014
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