| 2016.07.16 | The Trump campaign works behind the scenes to ensure the new Republican platform won’t call for giving arms to Ukraine to fight Russian and rebel forces, contradicting Republican foreign policy leaders. washingtonpost.com (See also 2016 Campaign, Conflicts of Interest, Russia) |
| 2016.07.31 | Trump ays that if he's elected, Putin is 'not going into Ukraine,' but also suggests people of Crimea prefer Russian rule abcnews.go.com (See also Russia) |
| 2016.08.03 | Where once Trump demanded tougher U.S. response to Russian aggression, after hiring Paul Manafort, the GOP nominee's views change and he now says he can live with a Russian Crimea. politico.com (See also Conflicts of Interest, Reversals) |
| 2017.01.15 | Buried in the unverified dossier provided to the FBI is an allegation that Trump agreed to sideline the issue of Russian intervention in the Ukraine during his campaign after Russian promised to feed stolen DNC emails to WikiLeaks. businessinsider.com (See also 2016 Campaign, Russian Meddling in Election) |
| 2017.01.27 | John McCain warns Trump that the Senate will quickly move to reimpose sanctions on Russia if he lifts them. theguardian.com (See also Russia) |
| 2017.01.27 | Trump has calls scheduled with Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel, and France's Hollande Saturday. Ukraine sanctions will likely be discussed. reuters.com (See also First 100 Days, Russia, Germany, France, Syria, European Union) |
| 2017.03.03 | The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, admits that he pushed to alter an amendment to the GOP's draft policy on Ukraine at the Republican National Convention last year to further align it with President Donald Trump's views. businessinsider.com (See also Russia, Jeff Sessions, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2017.03.10 | Monica Crowley registers as foreign agent working for Ukrainian billionaire and Pro-Russian Oligarch Victor Pinchuk. wnd.com (See also Monica Crowley) |
| 2017.06.09 | A powerful Ukrainian oligarch's company has been investigated for money laundering and the FBI has tied three of his employees to the Russian mob - they sought help from Michael Cohen, now the president’s personal attorney. buzzfeed.com (See also Legal Activity, Russia, Corruption) |
| 2017.06.23 | Federal investigators are examining financial transactions involving Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, who embarked on a series of real estate deals in recent years fueled by millions of dollars from Mr. Manafort. nytimes.com (See also Legal Activity, Corruption, Russia) |
| 2017.12.04 | The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Monday accused Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, of working with a Russian colleague to draft an opinion piece about his political work for Ukraine, as recently as November 30th. reuters.com (See also Trump Relationship with Russia, Russian Meddling in Election, Legal Issues) |
