In April 2014 during the [[Maidan coup]] Metabiota vice president Mary Guttieri wrote a memo to Hunter saying,
In April 2014 during the [[Maidan coup]] Metabiota vice president Mary Guttieri wrote a memo to Hunter saying,
{{quotebox-float|"As promised, I've prepared the attached memo, which provides an overview of Metabiota, our engagement in Ukraine, and how we can potentially leverage our team, networks, and concepts to assert Ukraine's cultural and economic independence from [[Russia]] and continued integration into [[Western]] society."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10652127/Hunter-Biden-helped-secure-millions-funding-military-biotech-research-program-Ukraine.html</ref>}}
{{quotebox-float|"As promised, I've prepared the attached memo, which provides an overview of Metabiota, our engagement in Ukraine, and how we can potentially leverage our team, networks, and concepts to assert Ukraine's cultural and economic independence from [[Russia]] and continued integration into [[Western]] society."<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10652127/Hunter-Biden-helped-secure-millions-funding-military-biotech-research-program-Ukraine.html</ref>}}
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Guttieri had a leading role in Metabiota's Ukraine operations, meeting with other company executives and US and Ukrainian military officials in October 2016 to discuss "cooperation in surveillance and prevention of especially dangerous infectious diseases, including zoonotic diseases in Ukraine and neighboring countries" according to a 2016 report by the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine.