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In March 2015 Firtash established the Agency for Modernization of Ukraine in [[Vienna]].<ref> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23745118.2016.1154646</ref>
In March 2015 Firtash established the Agency for Modernization of Ukraine in [[Vienna]].<ref> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23745118.2016.1154646</ref>
[[File:Azov Battalion.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Obamaq/Biden allies in the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion threatened to arrest Firtash if the government failed to do so.<ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/02/25/is_the_us_backing_neo_nazis_in_ukraine_partner/</ref>]]
[[File:Azov Battalion.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Obamaq/Biden allies in the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion threatened to arrest Firtash if the government failed to do so.<ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/02/25/is_the_us_backing_neo_nazis_in_ukraine_partner/</ref>]]
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On December 2, 2015 Firtash announced his intention to return to Ukraine to address the General Assembly of the Federation of Employers (FEU). Joe Biden, [[President Poroshenko]], and Arsen Avakov took steps to prevent Firtash's return.<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement Affidavit of [[Viktor Shokin]] on Biden shakedown], September 4, 2019.</ref> The next day ''[[Politico]]'' reported that the Obama/Biden administration wanted their Ukrainian allies to arrest Firtash. The article stated:
''Politico'' reported the "commander of Ukraine’s nationalist Azov Battalion, said that his volunteer fighters would arrest Firtash themselves if government forces failed to do so. he later posted a Facebook photo of his armed men waiting at Kiev's Borispol airport." On December 2, 2015 Firtash announced his intention to return to Ukraine to address the General Assembly of the Federation of Employers (FEU). Joe Biden, [[President Poroshenko]], and Arsen Avakov took steps to prevent Firtash's return.<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement Affidavit of [[Viktor Shokin]] on Biden shakedown], September 4, 2019.</ref> The next day ''[[Politico]]'' reported that the Obama/Biden administration wanted their Ukrainian allies to arrest Firtash. The article stated:
{{quotebox|"Ukraine's Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov announced on Sunday that, after consulting with U.S. officials, he instructed Ukrainian police to detain Firtash should he attempt to enter Ukraine."<ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/firtash-poroshenko-ukraine-oligarchs-corruption/ A Ukrainian oligarch’s foiled homecoming], By Linda Kinstler, ''Politico,'', 12/3/15.</ref>}}
{{quotebox|"Ukraine's Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov announced on Sunday that, after consulting with U.S. officials, he instructed Ukrainian police to detain Firtash should he attempt to enter Ukraine."<ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/firtash-poroshenko-ukraine-oligarchs-corruption/ A Ukrainian oligarch’s foiled homecoming], By Linda Kinstler, ''Politico,'', 12/3/15.</ref>}}