These contacts, reported by Daily Beast, are doubly significant if Manafort’s former aide, Konstanin Kilimnik, is a Russian intelligence agent.
Kilimnik, a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen, studied at the Russian military’s main university for languages, which has led to speculation that he has ties to Russian military intelligence. Kilimnick denies he is agent.
In the new filing, Mueller claims that Manafort communicated with Kilimnik—who is thought to be linked to Russian intelligence—between August 2016 and March 2018.
Kiliminick was indicted last June for attempting to get another witness to deceive investigators about their lobbying work.
Here’s an interview Kilimnikc gave to Radio Free Europe in 2017.
A short, camera-shy 46-year-old from Kriviy Rih with an affinity for metaphors, Kilimnik studied at Russia’s Military University for Foreign Languages, known today as the Military University of the Ministry of Defense. In the interview at an Italian restaurant in Kyiv, Kilimnik explained how he came to work for Manafort and gave a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the political operative’s role in the most pivotal events in history of contemporary Ukraine.
Source: Who Is Paul Manafort’s Man In Kyiv? An Interview With Konstantin Kilimnik
