which cited politicians and journalists, that implicated Akhmetov in the 1996 murder of Donetsk-based Ukrainian oligarch Yevhen Shcherban. The official statement stated that they "have not found any proof suggesting that Akhmetov was involved in Scherban's or other businessmen's killings. To be honest, some of the businessmen killed in the 1990s were Mr. Akhmetov's close friends." Connection to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign In January 2019, Paul Manafort's lawyers submitted a filing to the court, in response to the Robert Mueller Special Counsel's accusation that Manafort had lied to investigators while supposedly co-operating with the investigation. Through an error in redacting, the document accidentally revealed that while Manafort was Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Manafort met with Konstantin Kilimnik, gave Kilimnik polling data related to Donald Trump's 2016 United States Presidential campaign, and discussed a Ukraine-Russia peace plan for the Russo-Ukrainian War with Kilimnik. As a Russian Main Intelligence Directorate GRU agent, Konstantin Kilimnik is a known member of Russia's intelligence community. Although most of the polling data was reportedly public, some was private Trump campaign polling data managed by Brad Parscale. Manafort asked Kilimnik to pass the data to Ukrainians Serhiy Lyovochkin and Rinat Akhmetov. Awards Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the V class (2010) Full Chevalier of Order of Merit: I class in 2006, II class in 2004, III class in 2002 Full Chevalier of the Miner's Glory Medal Honoured Worker of fitness and sports of Ukraine (1999) Award from President of Pakistan Sitara-e-Pakistan (2007) for merits to Pakistan Donetsk Citizens Recognition Prize in 2008 (est. by Donetsk City Council), in the nomination "Caring for the future" Honorary citizen of Donetsk (2006) See also Business oligarch Ukrainian oligarchs History of post-Soviet Russia: The "loans for shares" scheme and the rise of the "oligarchs" Viktor Pinchuk Leonid Kuchma FC Shakhtar Donetsk Donbass Arena Timeline of investigations into Trump and Russia (2019) 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Notes References External links Foundation for Development of Ukraine Foundation for Effective Governance 1966 births Living people Businesspeople from Donetsk Ukrainian people of Tatar descent Party of Regions politicians Fifth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Sixth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Ukrainian oligarchs Ukrainian mass media owners Ukrainian billionaires Ukrainian philanthropists Ukrainian football chairmen and investors Tatar people FC Shakhtar Donetsk non-playing staff Ukrainian Muslims People of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine Donetsk National University alumni Chevaliers