Kostiantyn Kulyk Explained

Kostiantyn Hennadiiovych Kulyk (born 3 November 1977) is a Ukrainian former prosecutor who was involved in creating a dossier regarding the activities of Hunter Biden. According to the New York Times, Rudy Giuliani planned to meet Kulyk in Europe in 2019 to discuss allegations regarding the then-former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.^[1]

Kulyk was dismissed from his job in 2019 by the new prosecutor-general Ruslan Riaboshapka, recently appointed by the Verkhovna Rada under Volodymyr Zelenskyy.^[2]

He has been indicted on several occasions by Ukrainian prosecutors on corruption charges.^[3] According to the Ukrainian news agency RBC-Ukraine, charges of illegal enrichment against him were dropped in April 2020.^[4] In 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department accused him of participation in disinformation operations associated with Andrii Derkach and targeted at the United States,^[5] and he was added to the U.S. government Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list.^{[6] [7]} In November 2023, he was charged with treason by Ukrainian prosecutors.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. News: Vogel . Kenneth P. . Novak . Benjamin . December 17, 2019 . Giuliani, Facing Scrutiny, Travels to Europe to Interview Ukrainians1 . The New York Times .
2. News: Birnbaum . Michael . 2019-12-01 . Ukraine's Zelensky is making headway against corruption. But the fight risks angering Trump. . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-11-15 . 0190-8286.
3. Web site: Kramer . Andrew E. . Schwirtz . Michael . 16 October 2019 . The Ukrainian Prosecutor Behind the Dossier Targeting Hunter Biden . 15 November 2023 . New York Times.
4. Web site: Горовенко . Артем . 20 December 2022 . Работал в интересах России. Как экс-прокурору Кулику удалось скрыться в Германии . He worked in the interests of Russia. How ex-prosecutor Kulik managed to escape to Germany . 2023-11-16 . РБК-Украина . ru.
5. Web site: 2023-11-15 . Treasury Takes Further Action Against Russian-linked Actors . 2023-11-16 . U.S. Department of the Treasury . en.
6. Web site: Vogel . Kenneth P. . Verma . Pranshu . May 27, 2021 . U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Ukrainians Linked to Giuliani for Election Disinformation . 2023-11-15 . New York Times.
7. Web site: Foreign Interference in U.S. Election Designations Office of Foreign Assets Control . 2023-11-16 . ofac.treasury.gov . en.
8. Houghtaling . Ellie Quinlan . 2022-11-01 . Uh-Oh: Giuliani's "Biden Sources" Charged With Being Putin Agents . The New Republic . 2023-11-15 . 0028-6583.
9. News: 2023-11-15 . Ukraine charges officials tied to Hunter Biden probe and Russia . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-11-15.