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Giuliani's conspiracy theories cost this anti-corruption lawmaker in Ukraine his job

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's team realized it had a potential problem in U.S. relations on May 10, when Rudolph W. Giuliani told Fox News that a Ukrainian advisor to the newly elected leader was a Trump enemy.

"I'm convinced that (Zelenskiy) is surrounded by people who are enemies of the president, and one person in particular, who is clearly corrupt and involved in this scheme," Giuliani said.

The former New York mayor, now serving as Trump's private attorney, was talking about Sergei Leshchenko, a young member of parliament and former investigative journalist who was in line for a top position in

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