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Erik Prince Sought to Create Private Military In Ukraine
July 7, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 14 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/07/07/erik-prince-sought-to-create-private-military-in-ukraine/
"SNIP.....
Time: Prince hoped to hire Ukraines combat veterans into a private military company. Prince also wanted a big piece of Ukraines military-industrial complex, including factories that make engines for fighter jets and helicopters.
His full plan, dated June 2020, includes a roadmap for the creation of a vertically integrated aviation defense consortium that could bring $10 billion in revenues and investment.
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2naSalit
(86,528 posts)And I'll bet that's not all.
applegrove
(118,609 posts)2naSalit
(86,528 posts)Phoenix61
(17,000 posts)orangecrush
(19,522 posts)leftieNanner
(15,081 posts)And is it a place with an extradition treaty?
This dude really needs to answer for his crimes.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)Drumming up business in Ukraine doesn't sound like something out of the ordinary. With the name changes, and private company ownership, I think they've just gotten bigger.
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