Giuliani set to make paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference that includes Putin

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

What the actual fuck?

Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose actions as President Trump’s personal lawyer have helped set in motion an impeachment inquiry, is set to appear as a paid speaker at a Kremlin-backed conference in Armenia on Tuesday — an event expected to include the participation of Russian President Vladi­mir Putin and other top Russian officials.

Giuliani confirmed to The Washington Post on Friday that he plans to take part in a panel at the conference sponsored by Russia and the Moscow-based Eurasian Economic Union, a trade alliance launched by Putin in 2014 as a counterweight to the European Union.

According to an agenda for the event posted online, Giuliani is set to participate in a panel led by Sergey Glazyev, a longtime Putin adviser who has been under U.S. sanctions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine five years ago.

Giuliani’s decision to take part in the conference astounded national security experts. His scheduled appearance comes days after the release of a whistleblower complaint accusing Trump and Giuliani of pressuring Ukrainian officials for damaging information about Democrats.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-set-to-make-paid-appearance-next-week-at-kremlin-backed-conference/2019/09/27/a15ab242-e133-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html?fbclid=IwAR2rRzN65n6mqgRgXpjGF0dB7IWDvf_boLddKeT-MrTS0XDhnJNP0AVt78g

[octoberlib]

1. He just backed out

GIULIANI texts me, "Not going," when asked about the Washington Post report about his planned appearance at a reportedly Kremlin-linked event for a speech.

Link to tweet

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. LOL, probably because WaPo found out about it.

[Brother Buzz]

3. That, and he'd have to declare the speakers fee, being under the microscope and everything

[DURHAM D]

4. Probably afraid Putin will have him permanently silenced

given that he has been digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself and Trump and Pompeo.