Kostiantyn Hennadiiovych Kulyk (Ukrainian: Костянтин Геннадійович Кулик, born 3 November 1977) is a Ukrainian former prosecutor who was involved in creating a dossier regarding the activities of Hunter Biden.[1] According to the New York Times, Rudy Giuliani planned to meet Kulyk in Europe in 2019 to discuss allegations regarding the then-former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.[2]

Kulyk was dismissed from his job in 2019 by the new prosecutor-general Ruslan Riaboshapka, recently appointed by the Verkhovna Rada under Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[3]

He has been indicted on several occasions by Ukrainian prosecutors on corruption charges.[1] According to the Ukrainian news agency RBC-Ukraine, charges of illegal enrichment against him were dropped in April 2020.[4] In 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department accused him of participation in disinformation operations associated with Andrii Derkach and targeted at the United States,[5] and he was added to the U.S. government Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list.[6][7] In November 2023, he was charged with treason by Ukrainian prosecutors.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 Kramer, Andrew E.; Schwirtz, Michael (16 October 2019). "The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind the Dossier Targeting Hunter Biden". New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Vogel, Kenneth P.; Novak, Benjamin (December 17, 2019). "Giuliani, Facing Scrutiny, Travels to Europe to Interview Ukrainians1".
  3. ↑ Birnbaum, Michael (2019-12-01). "Ukraine's Zelensky is making headway against corruption. But the fight risks angering Trump". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ↑ Горовенко, Артем (20 December 2022). "Работал в интересах России. Как экс-прокурору Кулику удалось скрыться в Германии" [He worked in the interests of Russia. How ex-prosecutor Kulik managed to escape to Germany]. РБК-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Treasury Takes Further Action Against Russian-linked Actors". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ↑ Vogel, Kenneth P.; Verma, Pranshu (May 27, 2021). "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Ukrainians Linked to Giuliani for Election Disinformation". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Foreign Interference in U.S. Election Designations | Office of Foreign Assets Control". ofac.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ↑ Houghtaling, Ellie Quinlan (2022-11-01). "Uh-Oh: Giuliani's "Biden Sources" Charged With Being Putin Agents". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  9. ↑ "Ukraine charges officials tied to Hunter Biden probe and Russia". BBC News. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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