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Interestingly, the Bidens received the $3.5 million from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow at the same time Russia was invading Crimea (Feb-Mar 2014). Recall, the Obama-Biden admin refused to help Ukraine during the Crimea invasion, despite their desperate requests for help. The Russian who gave Hunter Biden the $3.5 MILLION was a strong advocate for Russia taking Crimea.

Below, from DailyMail, October 7, 2020

“It was only last month [Sept 2020] when Baturina’s connection to Hunter Biden came to light in the recent GOP report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

The report stated the [total 3.5 MILLION] transactions occurred in February 2014 - while Joe Biden was still vice president.”

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Below, from Wikipedia

“The Crimean Peninsula, north of the Black Sea in Europe, was annexed by the Russian Federation between February and March 2014 and since then has been administered as two Russian federal subjects—the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol.[40]

The annexation from Ukraine followed a Russian military intervention in Crimea that took place in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and was part of wider unrest across southern and eastern Ukraine.[41][42] ...”

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The Russian(s) who gave Hunter Biden the $3.5 MILLION was a strong advocate for Russia taking Crimea...

Below, from the Washington Post.

“Projecting authority far beyond that of an ordinary city boss, Mr. Luzhkov [former mayor of Moscow] advocated for the restoration of Russia’s influence over its former Soviet neighbors, foreshadowing the policies that in recent years have bolstered the popularity of President Vladimir Putin.

He argued that Crimea belonged to Russia two decades before Putin annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.”

Yuri Luzhkov, transformative Moscow mayor, dies at 83

by David Filipov, Washington Post, Dec 10, 2019

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March 2014 - Russian invasion of Crimea

Donald Trump: ‘Putin has eaten Obama’s lunch, therefore our lunch, for a long period of time’

Mar 13, 2014 Eun Kyung Kim: TODAY SHOW (NBC)

Donald Trump slammed President Obama Thursday on TODAY for failing to take a stronger line against President Vladimir Putin in dealing with Ukraine, saying he feared Obama would now make up for lost time with imprudent moves to “show his manhood.”

The real estate mogul and reality-TV star, who has criticized Putin for sending military troops into Crimea, said Obama must now take fierce steps to prevent the situation from escalating further.

“We should definitely do sanctions and we have to show some strengths.

I mean, Putin has eaten Obama’s lunch, therefore our lunch, for a long period of time,” Trump said. ...”