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Ukraine stayed quiet during Trump-era pressures. Now it’s sharing some Giuliani tales.

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January 30, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EST
Rudolph W. Giuliani listens as President Donald Trump holds a news briefing at the White House on Sept. 27. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)

KYIV — There was a consistent message from Ukraine's leadership over everything from the Trump campaign's dirt digging to the country's central role in the first impeachment proceedings: No comment.

But now, as the Biden administration settles in, some close allies of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are opening up about one of the longest-running dramas from the Trump era — the blitz of meetings, messages and public statements in Ukraine by former president Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani.