Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort authorised a secret media operation on behalf of Ukraine’s former president featuring “black ops”, “placed” articles in the Wall Street Journal and US websites and anonymous briefings against Hillary Clinton. Quick guide Paul Manafort Ukraine connections: who's who? He helped Yanukovych win the country’s 2010 presidential vote and approved a secret media operation to discredit Yanukovych’s rival Yulia Tymoshenko. Photograph: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty ImagesEmails seen by the Guardian show a regular pattern of interaction between Manafort, Friedman, Gates, Kilimnik and Ukrainian officials. Manafort’s media operation included attacks on Clinton.

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2018 15:00 UTC