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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBiden's 2020 Win was Putin & Erik Prince's loss in the Ukraine region.
"Is this all happening because Erik failed in his attempt to hand Ukraine to Putin?"https://time.com/6076035/erik-prince-ukraine-private-army/?amp=true
July 2021
Documents Reveal Erik Prince's $10 Billion Plan to Make Weapons and Create a Private Army in Ukraine
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But the Ukrainians had serious concerns about working with Prince, according to three people involved in the negotiations. Princes choice of allies in Kyivtwo men with ties to Russiaraised particular alarm. His Ukrainian business partner is Andriy Artemenko, who made headlines in 2017 by offering the Trump Administration a peace plan for the war in Ukraine that envisioned ways for the U.S. to lift sanctions against Russia.
Another Prince ally in Kyiv was Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian legislator whom the U.S. has accused of being an active Russian agent. Both Artemenko and Derkach worked to advance Princes business ventures in Ukraine last year.
We had to wonder: Is this the best sort of partnership we can get from the Americans? This group of shady characters working for a close ally of Trump? says Novikov, the former aide to Ukraines president. It felt like the worst America had to offer.
Those concerns only heightened when, at a pivotal moment in negotiations, one of Princes associates proferred in writing a participation offer that Novikov considered an attempted bribe.
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Biden's 2020 Win was Putin & Erik Prince's loss in the Ukraine region. (Original Post)
Budi
Feb 2022
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DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)1. Did not read the whole article but can not help but wonder
how long they have held back this story. Don't trust Time.
PortTack
(32,765 posts)11. Yup...Time is not a good source...not anymore
Kid Berwyn
(14,903 posts)2. Money to be made off war.
Even more from the mineral rights.
Budi
(15,325 posts)4. Erik Prince also fkd up a Libya deal too.
Faux pas
(14,672 posts)3. Kickin'
the evil is never-ending
bif
(22,702 posts)5. The country is called Ukraine. Not THE Ukraine.
Just sayin'.
Budi
(15,325 posts)6. Since creating private Armys is his deal, Jan 6th & the militarizing of America of society...
..fits the business model of Erik Prince
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)7. I think Prince doesn't have US interests in mind. Nt
Budi
(15,325 posts)8. Probably right on that. He sent Mike Flynn...
Dang, they're the worst human beings on the planet & they ALL had an open door to our White House.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)9. Yes, so bad these private militaries.
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)12. gun runners and mercenaries
people without a country really.
warlords.
flying_wahini
(6,594 posts)10. Professional Traitors. Treasonous bastards.
The rot that never Ends. There is no bottom.