drdindDec 27, 2022

A Nov. NYT Magazine article that dives deep into released Mueller report documents & shows that Manafort was cutting a deal with the Russians to promise standing down for occupation of eastern Ukraine in exchange for Russians helping Trump win in 2016.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/magazine/russiagate-paul-manafort-ukraine-war.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSVUbASbQVNcuvByAiL_V3acnh3bxJTSYDC5L0uBQBoGG8knKf7Ymetgp1jWdSZpeOaVpROB3yqUXGX1RfDSSg8nOnoUZcWJyoJivX2gy0tXAB-Bjqza7YyywIusvgeDv7kLDOWnpDbjf1HAgJQplocM1dlG6yDdfkPe-Z-1-0th12PwgAokrBmtTIXnX4IS7Tkl2K96EbRrD6gIpWO8_WT3bmN-U67JoYxwFQBudDys5uTBgnYsabNAHP6__LQoieN79gNgSDm9uJYSpBv4hVozaUXq537aGwf2FjdrScKc

The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine

Russia’s meddling in Trump-era politics was more directly connected to the current war than previously understood.

The New York Times
Show threadJoachim FrankDec 27, 2022
@Drdind unbelievable! Yet believable after all we heard.
Show threaddrdind
@JoachimFrank Indeed. You may recall that they stripped support for Ukraine from the Republican platform in 2016, much to the chagrin of some long time GOP. We knew the events - this just ties them together more strongly.
Dec 27, 2022 at 7:38pmWeb