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ancianita

(35,908 posts)
7. It was a fluid situation, and she was told she might not be safe. There's this.
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 01:48 AM
Apr 2021
More directly, she drew a link between Giuliani and two businessmen -- Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who have been indicted in the U.S. on charges stemming from campaign donations – as part of the campaign to oust her. She understood they were looking to expand their business interests in Ukraine “and that they needed a better ambassador to sort of facilitate their business’ efforts here.”

Yovanovitch said was told by Ukrainian officials last November or December that Giuliani was in touch with Ukraine’s former top prosecutor, Yuriy Lutsenko, “and that they had plans, and that they were going to, you know, do things, including to me.”
https://www.voanews.com/usa/impeachment-inquiry/former-ambassador-says-she-was-warned-watch-my-back

Not to butt in, but I just recall several sources reporting that a Ukrainian official had told her to "watch her back."
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