Comments on: Trump tries to force Ukraine to meddle in the 2020 election https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/07/trump-tries-to-force-ukraine-to-meddle-in-the-2020-election/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:50:17 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/07/trump-tries-to-force-ukraine-to-meddle-in-the-2020-election/#comment-43594 ER Sun, 08 Sep 2019 15:18:31 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=78192#comment-43594 It was Paul Manafort who was an adviser and consultant to the previous leader of Ukraine, a pro-Putin thug who was kicked out by the Ukrainian Orange Revolution. There is much about the Trump-Kremlin-Ukraine axis we still don't understand, but I'm convinced that as it all unravels we will have a much more complete picture about how the Russians have compromised the Republican Party in general, and the US Presidency in particular. This isn't just about money laundering; what we're seeing is a large portion of the world's economy being divided among a group of gangster states. Putin is firmly established as the leader of the Russian Oligarchy. Trump is doing everything he can to place himself at the head of ours. It was Paul Manafort who was an adviser and consultant to the previous
leader of Ukraine, a pro-Putin thug who was kicked out by the Ukrainian Orange Revolution. There is much about the Trump-Kremlin-Ukraine axis we still don’t understand, but I’m convinced that as it all unravels we will have a much more complete picture about how the Russians have compromised the Republican Party in general, and the US Presidency in particular. This isn’t just about money laundering; what we’re seeing is a large portion of the world’s economy being divided among a group of gangster states.

Putin is firmly established as the leader of the Russian Oligarchy. Trump is doing everything he can to place himself at the head of ours.

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