Former Trump administration official to lobby for Ukrainian oligarch Pinchuk
Conway will work in the UK office of the Pinchuk Foundation and draw attention of US congressmen to Ukraine
Kellyanne Conway, a former official in former President Donald Trump's administration, will become a lobbyist on behalf of Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk's charity foundation, foreign sources have revealed, kyivindependent.com reports.
Conway was a senior adviser to Trump from 2017 to 2020, leaving the post before the 2020 presidential election. During her time in the administration, Conway was involved in a number of controversies.
In 2019, the US Special Prosecutor's Office recommended that she be fired for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity in office.
According to the information provided by the US Department of Justice, Conway will work in the UK office of the Pinchuk Foundation, which is described as "a registered, private, non-partisan, philanthropic company limited by guarantee in the United Kingdom primarily focused on advancing artistic, scientific, charitable and philanthropic purposes in or relating to Ukraine".
As a lobbyist for the foundation, Conway will "engage U.S. lawmakers, experts and opinion makers to explain the importance of Ukraine to the defence of democratic principles" and "promote awareness among U.S. decision makers of the Ukrainian struggle for freedom and Russia's illegal war of aggression".
Conway will also work to "persuade U.S. lawmakers, experts and opinion makers" to attend the upcoming Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv in September. She will be paid $50,000 per month for the duration of her work with the foundation, which will run from July to November, with the possibility of extension.
The Yalta conference, founded by Pinchuk in 2004, has been held annually since then and brings together foreign leaders and experts from around the world. Trump attended the conference virtually in 2015, in exchange for a $150 donation from Pinchuk.
This donation later came to the attention of special counsel Robert Mueller as part of a larger investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. However, it was not included in Mueller's final report on the matter.
Pinchuk is one of the richest Ukrainians, estimated to be worth around $2 billion, mainly due to his profits as a steel magnate. He was previously a member of the Ukrainian parliament from 1998 to 2006.
Background. As a reminder, Pinchuk's Interpipe has signed an agreement with a leading European railcar manufacturer. This is Interpipe's largest contract in the last two years.
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