c. Carter Page's July 2016 Trip To Moscow
Page's affiliation with the Trump Campaign took on a higher profile and drew the attention of Russian officials after the candidate named him a foreign policy advisor. As a result, in late April 2016, Page was invited to give a speech at the July 2016 commencement ceremony at the New Economic School (NES) in Moscow. (I am quite certain there was money exchanged.) 550 The NES commencement ceremony generally featured high-profile speakers; for example, President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address at the school in 2009.551 NES officials told the Office that the interest in inviting Page to speak at NES was' based entirely on his status as a Trump Campaign advisor who served as the candidate's Russia expert. 552 Andrej Krickovic (click here), an associate of Page's...
On April 4 (click here) Professor Andrej Krickovic presented his paper “Russia’s Reactionary Revisionism” as part of the panel: “Is Russia a Revisionist Power?” at the International Studies Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Members of the panel included John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago), Richard Sakwa (University of Kent), M. Steven Fish (Berkeley), Andrei Tsygankov (San Francisco State University) and Andrei Sushentsov (MGIMO). Alan Cafruny (Hamilton College) served as chair and moderator....
...and assistant professor at the Higher School of Economics in Russia, recommended that NES rector Shlomo Weber...
Dedman Trustee Professor of Economics and Leading Scientist, (click here) Laboratory for Study of Diversity and Social Interactions
Southern Methodist University / New Economic School
Network Member
Shlomo Weber is Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Trustee Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas and the Leading Scientist at the Center for Study of Diversity and Social Interactions, New Economic School, Moscow.
Professor Weber served as the Chairman of the Department of Economics at SMU, the Research Director of Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, and the Academic Director of the International School of Economics, Tbilisi, Georgia....
...invite Page to give the commencement address based on his connection to the Trump Campaign.553 Denis Klimentov,...
Russian Federation
Many of the Russians in this report are found on "LinkedIn."
International Communication and Strategy specialist. Areas of expertise include M&E, difficult to reach audiences, international affairs, banking and finance, media, sustainable development, advanced education programs, qualitative and quantitative research, ATL/BTL advertising, GR, fundraising, crisis management. Regional experience in North and South America, Europe and Eurasia, other. Proficient (native) English and Russian languages, working knowledge of Spanish.
Many of the Russians in this report are found on "LinkedIn."
International Communication and Strategy specialist. Areas of expertise include M&E, difficult to reach audiences, international affairs, banking and finance, media, sustainable development, advanced education programs, qualitative and quantitative research, ATL/BTL advertising, GR, fundraising, crisis management. Regional experience in North and South America, Europe and Eurasia, other. Proficient (native) English and Russian languages, working knowledge of Spanish.
Something interesting has turned up in my search for Denis Klimentov. An archive dating back to 1997. I have not read through it. It first presented in the Russian language. This is a translated question from the front e-page of the website archive. I doubt I will be reviewing it soon. Go figure.
1. Did Trump's adviser on foreign policy issues (click here) appear in Moscow by accident? He himself avoided questions of politics, sanctions, emphasizing the private nature of the visit, and yet ...
ANSWER. At the height of the election campaign, such visits are not random. And not related to politics either. Of course, the temptation to give a lecture at a Russian liberal university, and even during student holidays, is insurmountable for members of the American elite - but in this case, it doesn’t more than disguise the negotiations on relations between our countries after Trump’s likely victory. These negotiations, of course, can now be only preliminary, but they are necessary: in a modern rapidly and chaotically changing world, no responsible politician needs any extra surprises — neither Putin nor Trump....
Beneficial to who? How? Why?
Page was eager to accept the invitation to speak at NES, and he sought approval from Trump Campaign officials to make the trip to Russia. 556 On May 16, 2016, while that request was still under consideration, Page emailed Clovis, J.D. Gordon,...
...and Walid Phares and suggested that candidate Trump take his place speaking at the commencement ceremony in Moscow. 557 On June 19, 2016, Page followed up again to request approval to speak at the NES event and to reiterate that NES "would love to have Mr. Trump speak at this annual celebration" in Page's place. 558 Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski responded the same day, saying, "If you want to do this, it would be outside [sic] of your role with the DJT for President campaign. I am certain Mr. Trump will not be able to attend."559
In early July 2016, Page traveled to Russia for the NES events. On July 5, 2016, Denis Klimentov, copying his brother, Dmitri Klimentov (click here),560...
Partner, RusInfoService LLCKatonah, New York
I didn't find an internet anything for RusInfoService, LLC. What I did find is this on Facebook:
Infoservice LLC (click here)
Located in Saint Petersburg, Russia
This is only an observation, but, Facebook was/is the place for lies and deception by Russians and Saint Petersburg is where the spies that came to the USA prepared for their assignment. I don't know these folks.
Dmitri Klimentov (click here) is 54 years old and was born on 09/21/1964. Dmitri's Reputation Score is 4.47. Previously city included Bronx NY. Sometimes Dmitri goes by various nicknames including Dimitri Klimentova, Dimitri Klimentov, Dmit Klimentov, Demitri Klimentov and Dmitri Klimentova. For work these days, Dmitri is a NE USA at Russian Information Agency Novosti. Background details that you might want to know about Dmitri include: ethnicity is unknown, whose political affiliation is currently a registered None; and religious views are listed as unknown. Dmitri is now married. Margarita Klimentova, Ekaterina Klimentova, Dennis Klimentov, Sam Jacobs and Magie Klimentov, and many others are family members and associates of Dmitri. Dmitri's annual salary is between $100 - 149,999; properties and other assets push Dmitri's net worth over $250,000 - $499,999....
...emailed Maria Zakharova,...
“This movement was created on the basis of fascist remnants who collaborated with German occupational authorities,” Zakharova wrote on Facebook. The partisan groups “carried out more than 3,000 acts of sabotage, the victims of which were thousands of civilians.”
NATO’s film titled “Forest Brothers” describes the partisan units in the three Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania which fought for independence from the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1953....
"Forest Brothers" (click here - foreign language, narrated in English)
Okay, now I have my say. Obviously, the Trump campaign is a far right-leaning organization. But, for one of their members to be emailing a Russian in the foreign ministry that actively speaks out about NATO is too interesting in realizing how Trump approaches NATO.
I can find this information on the internet without any special codes or access. What is Trump doing being aligned with these people? He doesn't care about his own affiliations yet alone his staff. Donald J. Trump is very far from innocent in his affairs.
...the Director of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Information and Press Department, about Page's visit and his connection to the Trump Campaign.56 1 Denis Klimentov said in the email that he wanted to draw the Russian government's attention to Page's visit in Moscow.562 His message to Zakharova continued: "Page is Trump's adviser on foreign policy. He is a known businessman; he used to work in Russia ... . If you have any questions, I will be happy to help contact him."563 Dmitri Klimentov then contacted Russian Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov about Page's visit to see if Peskov wanted to introduce Page to any Russian government officials.564 The following day, Peskov responded to what appears to have been the same Denis Klimentov-Zakharova email thread. Peskov wrote, "I have read about [Page]. Specialists say that he is far from being the main one. So I better not initiate a meeting in the Kremlin."565
550 Page 3/16/ 17 302, at 2-3; Page 3/10/ 17 302, at 3.
551 S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
552 Y. Weber 6/1/17 302, at 4-5; S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
553 See Y. Weber 6/1/17 302, at 4; S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
554 De. Klimentov 6/9/17 302, at 2.
555 S. Weber 7/28/17 302, at 3.
556 See 5/16/16 Email, Page to Phares et al. (referring to submission of a "campaign advisor request form").
557 Grand Jury ; 5/16/16 Email, Page to Phares et a
558 6/19/16 Email, Page to Gordon et al.
559 6/19/16 Email, Lewandowski to Page et al.
560 Dmitri Klimentov is a New York-based public relations consultant.
561 7/5/16 Email, Klimentov to Zakharova (translated).
562 7/5/16 Email, Klimentov to Zakharova (translated).
563 7 /5/16 Email, Klimentov to Zakharova (translated).
564 Dm. Klimentov 11/27 /18 302, at 1-2.
565 7 /6/16 Email, Peskov to Klimentov (translated).
There is going to be some excellent television coverage tomorrow on this exact report. I will continue to read the report, but, for tonight and tomorrow, I will wait to continue.
continued on a later entry - thank you
