WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are planning to interview an executive with Ukraine’s state-owned gas company as part of an ongoing probe into the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani and two of his Soviet-born business associates. Favorov is the director of the integrated gas division at Naftogaz, the state-owned gas provider in Ukraine. They were later indicted by federal prosecutors on charges of conspiracy, making false statements and falsification of records. In March, Parnas and Fruman approached Favorov while the Ukrainian executive was attending an energy industry conference in Texas. Giuliani, who has described Parnas and Fruman as his clients, has denied involvement in the two men’s efforts to forge a gas deal in Ukraine.

Source: thestar November 19, 2019 21:56 UTC