He said four Ukrainian oligarchs, immensely powerful figures who, with Mr. Manafort’s help, managed to help elect a Russia-aligned president in 2010, paid Mr. Manafort millions through their own shell companies in Ukraine.
Mr. Gates joined up with Mr. Manafort in 2006 to help with business ventures in Ukraine that sprang from Mr. Manafort’s work on behalf of Russia-aligned oligarchs and the politicians they supported, including the man Mr. Manafort helped elect president, Viktor F. Yanukovych.
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Mr. Gates joined up with Mr. Manafort in 2006 to help with business ventures in Ukraine that sprang from Mr. Manafort’s work on behalf of Russia-aligned oligarchs and the politicians they supported, including the man Mr. Manafort helped elect president, Viktor F. Yanukovych.
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