To be clear: The head of Burisma has been wanted in Ukraine in the past before. Even the UK and EU froze his assets. He fled the country. After Hunter Biden hired, investigations were dropped.
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4 days later, Ukrainian President Poroshenko called for Shokin to step down
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March 29: The Ukrainian parliament, in a 289-to-6 vote, approved Shokin’s dismissal.
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On March 31, Poroshenko met with Biden during a trip to Washington, and Biden pressured the Ukrainian president that the IMF loan guarantee is contingent on further reform progress beyond Shokin’s removal. Quid pro quo. This is all from WaPo:http://archive.is/RB4VE#selection-1589.75-1593.177 …
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The next prosecutor closed the investigation into Burisma's owner Zlochevsky, and removed him from the most-wanted list. The oligarch then returned to Ukraine after years abroad.http://archive.is/AMfps#selection-573.1-577.15 …
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Then, Poroshenko lost election in a massive Zelinsky landslide. Zelinsky came in as a reformer, and brought in a new prosecutor.
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Today, Ukrainian MPs leaked a document at a press conference they say is a new signed draft indictment of the oligarchhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-burisma/ukraine-widens-probe-against-burisma-founder-to-embezzlement-of-state-funds-idUSKBN1XU2N7 …
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The new Prosecutor General confirmed he is reviewing 13 cases related to Burisma oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky This included suspicion of embezzling state funds
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Zlochevsky is now suspected of the “theft of government funds on an especially large scale" according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General
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He sure is!
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