Few people have crossed paths with as many central characters in the Ukraine impeachment saga as New York-based businessman Vitaly Pruss
Pruss said his relationship to Giuliani started back in 2003 when he was looking for a big Western name to address the board of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, one of the largest steel companies in Russia.
He said at that point he and the former mayor hit it off, and through the years he has found Giuliani to be widely"loved and respected." Giuliani spoke at the event in 2018 but this year he pulled out at the last minute once a White House whistleblower came forward accusing Giuliani of carrying out a shadow foreign policy in Ukraine to help Trump's re-election.
In June, Pruss said he met Giuliani in a hotel lobby in Paris. Giuliani was with two Florida businessmen: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Giuliani associates who have since been charged with campaign finance violations linked to an alleged effort to inject foreign money into a U.S. election. The two have also been linked to a smear campaign against the then U.S. ambassador, Yovanovitch.
Pruss said he finds the impeachment drama,"disgusting," and does not believe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was coerced. He said in addition to Zelenskiy's public statements that he was not pressured to investigate Hunter Biden, he has heard from those in Zelenskiy's inner circle who add to the chorus of"no pressure.
"They have been investigated. The case is closed. I don't know details. Important thing, they are largest independent gas company in Ukraine. Very essential for conflict with Russia. They have to be supported not attacked," he said.
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