Escort Says Audio Recordings Show Russian Meddling in U.S. Election
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Escort Says Audio Recordings Show Russian Meddling in U.S. Election
A spokesman for Mr. Deripaska has said the allegations of bribery
and prostitutes on the yacht were a “hot story that appears far from being the truth.”
In the interview at the immigration center on Monday, Ms. Vashukevich said
that she had often recorded conversations between Mr. Deripaska and his associates, and that she had 16 to 18 hours of recordings, including conversations about the United States presidential election.
Ms. Vashukevich, who described herself as close to the Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg V. Deripaska, said
that audio recordings she made in August 2016 included discussions he had about the United States presidential election with people she declined to identify.
By RICHARD C. PADDOCKMARCH 5, 2018
BANGKOK — A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday
that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections.
Ms. Vashukevich and Alexander Kirillov, the organizer of the sex seminar, spoke to three reporters while standing behind bars
and a mesh screen during visiting hours at the Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok.
Some strange things can happen.”
Her assertion could be easy to disregard were it not for a 25-minute video investigation posted last month on YouTube by
the Russian opposition figure Aleksei A. Navalny, which relies heavily on videos and photographs from Ms. Vashukevich.
A spokesman for Mr. Deripaska has said the allegations of bribery
and prostitutes on the yacht were a “hot story that appears far from being the truth.”
In the interview at the immigration center on Monday, Ms. Vashukevich said
that she had often recorded conversations between Mr. Deripaska and his associates, and that she had 16 to 18 hours of recordings, including conversations about the United States presidential election.
Ms. Vashukevich, who described herself as close to the Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg V. Deripaska, said
that audio recordings she made in August 2016 included discussions he had about the United States presidential election with people she declined to identify.
By RICHARD C. PADDOCKMARCH 5, 2018
BANGKOK — A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday
that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections.
Ms. Vashukevich and Alexander Kirillov, the organizer of the sex seminar, spoke to three reporters while standing behind bars
and a mesh screen during visiting hours at the Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok.
Some strange things can happen.”
Her assertion could be easy to disregard were it not for a 25-minute video investigation posted last month on YouTube by
the Russian opposition figure Aleksei A. Navalny, which relies heavily on videos and photographs from Ms. Vashukevich.