Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president.
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Associated Press: After push from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry gives a speech during a signing ceremony of a 24-year US deal to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Poland on Nov. 8, 2018 in Warsaw.