a strange assassination story

Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/world/europe/russian-assassinations-putin-ukraine.html

Wow......

"Assassinations happen frequently enough in Ukraine that they are often just blips in the local news cycle. In 2006, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin signed a law legalizing targeted killings abroad, and Ukrainian officials say teams of Russian hit men operate freely inside the country."

This could be in other places, and not just in social media. It would not surprise me if global chaos is an end goal. This way Russia can rise up, stop their meddling and gas lighting, and then seem the heroes to the world. 

"“This is part of an interlinked chain of crimes, the main purpose of which is to destabilize the country,” Serhii Knyazev, the chief of Ukraine’s national police, told me."

Bill Taylor testimony

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-taylor-opening-statement-read-the-full-text-of-the-top-us-diplomats-statement-to-congress/

Granted the article has all sorts of bias and opinion, but the statement from Bill Taylor is printer in entirety on this page.

A character gets added to the show

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/who-is-fiona-hill.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share


Mick Mulvaney gets added to the impeachment circus. How and who leaked this will be interesting. I love Bolton's blurt on the topic, and I love his assessment of Giuliani.

"""
Mr. Bolton instructed Fiona Hill to notify the chief lawyer for the National Security Council that Mr. Giuliani was working with Mick Mulvaney on a rogue operation with legal implications according to two people familiar with her closed-door testimony.
"""

I got caught

and now I will claim I knew nothing, and that all sorts of people donate to my campaign.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/465310-mccarthy-will-return-money-donated-by-indicted-associates-of-giuliani


The House minority leader and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) both received considerable donations from Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, a pair of Ukrainian American businessmen.

Former Ambassador Testifies

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/11/769049841/fired-u-s-ukraine-ambassador-arrives-on-capitol-hill-to-testify-in-impeachment-p


The career diplomat was recalled from her post in May after criticism from some Republicans, including Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, that she was not supportive of the administration's policies. She was appointed by former President Obama in 2016 and confirmed without any controversy by the GOP-led Senate.

Just more Ukraine surprises

https://apnews.com/d7440cffba4940f5b85cd3dfa3500fb2

This barrel of angry cats might still be just spilling out.
This could keep going. And there are other "findings" yet to come.
More whistle blowers. etc.

What a Week

Whistleblower Complaint On Trump-Ukraine Call Is Released

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/764582548/whistleblower-complaint-released-detailing-concerns-about-trump-ukraine-call

Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager kidnapped in Kiev

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42505261

Proxy war 2 begins?

Former Russian Lawmaker Is Shot To Death Outside Hotel In Kiev http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/23/521215078/former-russian-lawmaker-is-shot-to-death-outside-hotel-in-kiev?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

Unattributed attack

No real proof this time, not that any hard data was released the last time, but maybe the same thing. Poor Ukraine is turning into the largest boot2root for hackers to practice on it seems

The Ukrainian Power Grid Was Hacked Again

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/ukrainian-power-station-hacking-december-2016-report

FBI Double crossed

The Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon—And Worst Nightmare http://www.wired.com/2016/05/maksym-igor-popov-fbi/

Ukraine airport cyber attack

http://www.huewire.com/technologies/ukraine-says-cyber-attack-on-airport-launched-from-russia/78667/

Ukraine power outages

http://www.welivesecurity.com/2016/01/04/blackenergy-trojan-strikes-again-attacks-ukrainian-electric-power-industry/