US sanctions ‘Russian agent’ in Ukraine who worked with Rudy Giuliani
Ukrainian legislator Andrii Derkach supplied Trump’s lawyer Giuliani with information intended to target Joe Biden
10 September 2020 - 22:40
Washington — The Treasury department sanctioned Andrii Derkach, a member of the Ukrainian parliament who met with Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, in 2019, alleging he is a Russian agent trying to influence the 2020 US presidential election.
Between May and July of 2020, Derkach released edited audio tapes and other unsupported information with the intent to discredit US officials, the department said in a statement on Thursday. Three other people associated with the Kremlin-linked Russian troll farm Internet Research Agency were also sanctioned...
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