At height of Russia tensions, Trump campaign chairman Manafort met with business associate from Ukr
At height of Russia tensions, Trump campaign chairman Manafort met with business associate from Ukraine
In August, as tension mounted over Russias role in the U.S. presidential race, Donald Trumps campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, sat down to dinner with a business associate from Ukraine who once served in the Russian army.
Konstantin Kilimnik, who learned English at a military school that some experts consider a training ground for Russian spies, had helped run the Ukraine office for Manaforts international political consulting practice for 10 years.
At the Grand Havana Room, one of New York Citys most exclusive cigar bars, the longtime acquaintances talked about bills unpaid by our clients, about [the] overall situation in Ukraine . . . and about the current news, including the presidential campaign, according to a statement provided by Kilimnik, offering his most detailed account of his interactions with the former Trump adviser.
Kilimnik, who provided a written statement to The Washington Post through Manaforts attorney, said the previously unreported dinner was one of two meetings he had with Manafort on visits to the United States during Manaforts five months working for Trump. The first encounter was in early May 2016, about two weeks before the Trump adviser was elevated to campaign chairman.
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