A spokesman for the law firm representing Firtash, diGenova and Toensing, said it had hired Parnas earlier this year as a "translator" but denies Firtash had a business relationship with Parnas, saying the two did not meet until June 2019.
Okhulumela inkampani yabameli nomelele u-Firtash, u-diGenova no-Toensing, uthe ibiqashé u-Parnas ngaphambilini kulo nyaka "njengomhumushi" kodwa uyakwenqaba ukuthi u-Firtash wayenobuhlobo bebhizinisi no-Parnas, ethi laba ababili bebengazani kwaze kwaba ngo-June 2019.