Footnotes:
13 Redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter."
14 See, e.g., SM-2230634, serials 9, 113 & 180 I think that is an internal set of numbers as before that references the evidence. The end of the footnote states "Harm to Ongoing Matter."
15 Harm to Ongoing Matter
16 Harm to Ongoing Matter followed by See SM-2230634, serials 131 & 204
17 and 18 Harm to Ongoing Matter
B. Funding and Oversight from Concord and Prigozhin
Until at least February 2018, Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin and two Concord companies funded the IRA. Prigozhin is a wealthy Russian businessman who served as the head of Concord.
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The first paragraph is redated, Harm to Ongoing Matter except for:
Prigozhin was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department in December 2016. Reference number 19, 20, 21. Numerous media sources have reported on Prigozhin's ties to Putin, and the two have appeared in public photographs. Footnote 22.
The second paragraph is completely redacted "Harm of Ongoing Matter" except for Footnote 23,
Paragraphs 3 and 4 are completely redacted "Harm of Ongoing Matter" except for Footnotes 24 ane 25.
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19 U.S. Treasury Department, "Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities in Connection withRussia's Occupation of Crimea and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Dec. 20, 2016) (click here)
Action Designates Seven Individuals and Eight Entities and Identifies 26 Subsidiaries of the Russian Agricultural Bank and Novatek
WASHINGTON – To maintain the effectiveness of existing sanctions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated seven individuals and eight entities under two Executive orders (E.O.s) related to Russia and Ukraine, and identified two vessels as blocked property. Today’s action is part of Treasury’s continued effort to counter attempts to circumvent these sanctions. The United States remains steadfast in our commitment to maintain sanctions until Russia fully implements its commitments under the Minsk agreements. This action underscores the U.S. government’s opposition to Russia’s occupation of Crimea and our firm refusal to recognize its attempted annexation of the peninsula. These sanctions follow the European Union’s extension on Monday of sanctions and reinforce our continued unity in supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity....
You know Paul Manafort and Trump were friends. It is why Manafort was accepted as his campaign manager. Trump is already prejudiced to the guilt or innocence of Manafort based on their friendship. Trump is going to see the world no different than Manafort did. Is there any way Ukraine is above reproach when it comes to Russian aggressions of that country. Putin broke an international treaty. That is not in dispute and is the basis of these sanctions. There is no way Trump should be relieving sanctions against anyone involved in aggression against Ukraine.
...Today OFAC also identified 26 subsidiaries that are owned 50 percent or more by previously sanctioned Russian companies to provide additional information to assist the private sector with sanctions compliance....
...Kirill Kovalchuk, Dmitri Lebedev, Dmitri Mansurov, Mikhail Klishin, Oleg Minaev, and Mikhail Dedov are being designated under E.O. 13661 for acting for or on behalf of and providing financial, material, or technological support to Bank Rossiya, ABR Management, or Sobinbank....
...Yevgeniy Prigozhin is being designated under E.O. 13661 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, senior officials of the Russian Federation...
...Institut Stroiproekt, AO is a Russian Federation company working on the construction of highway segments for the Kerch Bridge project....
...Karst OOO is a Russian Federation company that was subcontracted to make foundational piling and supports for the Kerch Bridge....
These sanctions can be done away with if they just blew up the lousy bridge. No one wants the bridge except Putin. It is a national security issue for Ukraine.
Crimean Railway is a Russian Federation-sponsored enterprise operating rail systems throughout the region of Crimea
Crimean Ports is an entity run by the so-called Republic of Crimea Ministry of Transportation that organizes and maintains maritime safety in sea ports and on the approaches to ports throughout the Crimean region
OJSC Sovfracht, which was previously designated under E.O. 13685 for being owned or controlled by an entity operating in Crimea. St. Petersburg, Russia-based vessel operator Transpetrochart Co Ltd, Samara, Russia-based vessel operator Trans-Flot JSC, Novorossiysk, Russia-based fuel supplier Solid Ltd., and Temryuk, Russia-based fuel supplier LLC RusChemTrade worked with OJSC Sovfracht on fuel shipments in 2015 and 2016.
OFAC is identifying the “Marshal Zhukov” and “Stalingrad” as property in which Trans-Flot JSC, an entity being designated today, has an interest. Both vessels had a role in fuel shipments on behalf of OJSC Sovfracht in 2015 and 2016, and the "Marshal Zhukov" traveled frequently to and from Kerch, Crimea in 2016.
Russian Agricultural Bank was originally designated on July 29, 2014 and is subject to Directive 1, which prohibits U.S. persons from dealing in new debt of greater than 30 days maturity and new equity of the sanctioned entities. Novatek was designated on July 16, 2014 and is subject to Directive 2, which prohibits U.S. persons from dealing in new debt of greater than 90 days maturity of the sanctioned entities.
Guidance Document 1 (click here)
Guidance Document 2 (click here)
Footnote 20 and 21 - Completely redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter"
22 See, e.g., Neil MacFarquhar, (click here) Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian Oligarch Indicted by US., Is Known as "Putin's Cook", New York Times (Feb. 16, 2018).
Footnote 23 and 24 - Completely redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter"
Footnote 25 - Completely redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter" except for see also SM-2230634, serial 113. Another internal reference number THAT ONLY BILL BARR HAS READ. IF HE READ IT AT ALL.
Page 18 is completely redacted, except for Footnotes 26, 27 and 28.
26 and 27 Harm to Ongoing Matter
28 The term "troll" refers to internet users- in this context, paid operatives-who post inflammatory or otherwise disruptive content on social media or other websites.
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You know Paul Manafort and Trump were friends. It is why Manafort was accepted as his campaign manager. Trump is already prejudiced to the guilt or innocence of Manafort based on their friendship. Trump is going to see the world no different than Manafort did. Is there any way Ukraine is above reproach when it comes to Russian aggressions of that country. Putin broke an international treaty. That is not in dispute and is the basis of these sanctions. There is no way Trump should be relieving sanctions against anyone involved in aggression against Ukraine.
...Today OFAC also identified 26 subsidiaries that are owned 50 percent or more by previously sanctioned Russian companies to provide additional information to assist the private sector with sanctions compliance....
...Kirill Kovalchuk, Dmitri Lebedev, Dmitri Mansurov, Mikhail Klishin, Oleg Minaev, and Mikhail Dedov are being designated under E.O. 13661 for acting for or on behalf of and providing financial, material, or technological support to Bank Rossiya, ABR Management, or Sobinbank....
...Yevgeniy Prigozhin is being designated under E.O. 13661 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, senior officials of the Russian Federation...
...Karst OOO is a Russian Federation company that was subcontracted to make foundational piling and supports for the Kerch Bridge....
These sanctions can be done away with if they just blew up the lousy bridge. No one wants the bridge except Putin. It is a national security issue for Ukraine.
Crimean Railway is a Russian Federation-sponsored enterprise operating rail systems throughout the region of Crimea
Crimean Ports is an entity run by the so-called Republic of Crimea Ministry of Transportation that organizes and maintains maritime safety in sea ports and on the approaches to ports throughout the Crimean region
OJSC Sovfracht, which was previously designated under E.O. 13685 for being owned or controlled by an entity operating in Crimea. St. Petersburg, Russia-based vessel operator Transpetrochart Co Ltd, Samara, Russia-based vessel operator Trans-Flot JSC, Novorossiysk, Russia-based fuel supplier Solid Ltd., and Temryuk, Russia-based fuel supplier LLC RusChemTrade worked with OJSC Sovfracht on fuel shipments in 2015 and 2016.
OFAC is identifying the “Marshal Zhukov” and “Stalingrad” as property in which Trans-Flot JSC, an entity being designated today, has an interest. Both vessels had a role in fuel shipments on behalf of OJSC Sovfracht in 2015 and 2016, and the "Marshal Zhukov" traveled frequently to and from Kerch, Crimea in 2016.
Russian Agricultural Bank was originally designated on July 29, 2014 and is subject to Directive 1, which prohibits U.S. persons from dealing in new debt of greater than 30 days maturity and new equity of the sanctioned entities. Novatek was designated on July 16, 2014 and is subject to Directive 2, which prohibits U.S. persons from dealing in new debt of greater than 90 days maturity of the sanctioned entities.
Guidance Document 1 (click here)
Guidance Document 2 (click here)
Footnote 20 and 21 - Completely redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter"
22 See, e.g., Neil MacFarquhar, (click here) Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian Oligarch Indicted by US., Is Known as "Putin's Cook", New York Times (Feb. 16, 2018).
Footnote 23 and 24 - Completely redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter"
Footnote 25 - Completely redacted "Harm to Ongoing Matter" except for see also SM-2230634, serial 113. Another internal reference number THAT ONLY BILL BARR HAS READ. IF HE READ IT AT ALL.
Page 18 is completely redacted, except for Footnotes 26, 27 and 28.
26 and 27 Harm to Ongoing Matter
28 The term "troll" refers to internet users- in this context, paid operatives-who post inflammatory or otherwise disruptive content on social media or other websites.
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