Former Democratic Senator John Breaux of Louisiana and Republican Trent Lott of Mississippi are trying to torpedo US sanctions against Russian natural gas giant Gazprom to punish Vladimir Putin for his invasion and possible annexation of eastern Ukraine.
President Obama today accused Russia of launching a "brazen assault on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, a sovereign and independent European nation."
He spoke from Estonia, a front-line Baltic state with a big Russian minority population similar to Ukraine.
The European Union, which slapped a ban on raising capital in its markets on Russian state banks, may extend it to Russian state companies including Gazprom.
Gazprom supplies Europe with a third of its natural gas. Putin has launched a drive to step up natural gas exports to China
Gazprombank, the financial arm of Gazprom, are paymasters of Breaux and Lott for their anti-sanctions work, The duo are at Squire Patton Boggs.
Ketchum, which represents Putin and Russia, has done work for Gazprom.
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
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