A Russian escort featured in Russian opposition Alexey Navalny’s recent expose of possible connections between former Trump aide Paul Manafort through Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to the Kremlin has been arrested in Thailand and has asked for political asylum in the US.
Four men have been arrested for dancing the lezginka in Gelendzhik, a resort town where President Vladimir Putin is said to have a palace.
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While Yanukovych’s former adviser has now resigned as Trump’s campaign manager, is the GOP nominee still owed a “favor” by a Russian state media personality?
Hundreds of thousands of dollars were paid out in secret by Yanukovych’s party.
Paul Manafort has been linked to payments of over $2 million to US lobbying firms via a non-profit organization acting as a front for the Party of Regions.
Not only are Russian soldiers still in Ukraine, heavy fighting continued this weekend.
