During the [[2008 Presidential election]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' correspondents [[Mary Jacoby]] and [[Glenn Simpson]] reported that a consultant to [[John McCain]] hired a public-relations firm to improve the American image of a [[Ukrainian]] political party backed by Russian leader [[Vladimir Putin]], according to documents filed with the [[Justice Department]]. | During the [[2008 Presidential election]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' correspondents [[Mary Jacoby]] and [[Glenn Simpson]] reported that a consultant to [[John McCain]] hired a public-relations firm to improve the American image of a [[Ukrainian]] political party backed by Russian leader [[Vladimir Putin]], according to documents filed with the [[Justice Department]]. |