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[[File:Burisma-group-ukraine-ambassador.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Burisma oil and gas officials posted to Instagram a photo from a meeting at Ambassador Yovanovitch's residence in October 2018.]]
[[File:Burisma-group-ukraine-ambassador.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Burisma oil and gas officials posted to Instagram a photo from a meeting at Ambassador Yovanovitch's residence in October 2018.]]
'''Marie Yovanovitch''' was the [[Obama]] appointee as Ambassador to the [[Ukraine]]. Yovanovitch is a [[Democrat]] [[partisan]] operative who was removed as Ukrainian ambassador weeks after [[Hunter Biden]] resigned from [[Burisma]], Ukraine's largest oil and gas producer.
'''Marie Yovanovitch''' was the [[Obama]] appointee as Ambassador to the [[Ukraine]]. She had previously served as Ambassador to [[Kyrgyzstan]] and Ambassador to [[Armenia]] for President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/yovanovitch-marie-l</ref> She is a registered [[Democrat]],<ref>http://connvoters.com/by_number/0010/56231_marie_l_yovanovitch.html</ref> and was recalled from Ukraine in May 2019. The circumstances of her recall are currently a subject of the House's impeachment hearings on President [[Trump]].
Ukrainian prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said Yovanovitch gave him a "Do Not Prosecute" list with Hunter Biden's name on it.<ref>https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/434875-top-ukrainian-justice-official-says-us-ambassador-gave-him-a-do-not-prosecute</ref> On March 21, 2019, the [[State Department]] rejected these allegations, stating: "The allegations by the Ukrainian prosecutor-general are not true and are intended to tarnish the reputation of Ambassador Yovanovitch."<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/us-rejects-top-ukrainian-prosecutors-dont-prosecute-accusation/29834853.html</ref> In an interview with the ''New York Times'', Lutsenko later denied ever making such allegations, blaming a mistranslation of his comments re. Yovanovitch telling him not to prosecute ''anti''-corruption activists. Lutsenko further denied having any evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/europe/ukraine-prosecutor-trump.html</ref>
Ukrainian prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said Yovanovitch gave him a "Do Not Prosecute" list with Hunter Biden's name on it.<ref>https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/434875-top-ukrainian-justice-official-says-us-ambassador-gave-him-a-do-not-prosecute</ref> On March 21, 2019, the [[State Department]] rejected these allegations, stating: "The allegations by the Ukrainian prosecutor-general are not true and are intended to tarnish the reputation of Ambassador Yovanovitch."<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/us-rejects-top-ukrainian-prosecutors-dont-prosecute-accusation/29834853.html</ref> In an interview with the ''New York Times'', Lutsenko later denied ever making such allegations, blaming a mistranslation of his comments re. Yovanovitch telling him not to prosecute ''anti''-corruption activists. Lutsenko further denied having any evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/europe/ukraine-prosecutor-trump.html</ref>
A Ukrainian court determined in December 2018 that Ukrainian government officials had in fact meddled in the U.S. presidential election during Yovanovitch's tenure.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/ukraine-paul-manafort.html ''Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused 'Meddling' in U.S. Election]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12. 2018. National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director [[Artem Sytnyk]] and legislator [[Serhiy Leshchenko]] broke the law by revealing Manafort's name. The court said that the disclosure
A Ukrainian court determined in December 2018 that Ukrainian government officials had in fact meddled in the U.S. presidential election during Yovanovitch's tenure.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/ukraine-paul-manafort.html ''Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused 'Meddling' in U.S. Election]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12. 2018. National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director [[Artem Sytnyk]] and legislator [[Serhiy Leshchenko]] broke the law by revealing Manafort's name. The court said that the disclosure
{{quotebox|“led to interference in the electoral processes of the United States in 2016 and harmed the interests of Ukraine as a state.” [https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html]}}</ref>
{{quotebox|“led to interference in the electoral processes of the United States in 2016 and harmed the interests of Ukraine as a state.” [https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html]}}</ref>
==Political spying==
==Political spying==