It’s not just that Paul Manafort is accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars in Ukrainian payments, it’s that he’s accused of working with U.S. adversaries to earn that money.

For a start, consider that the Department of Justice indictment accuses Manafort of working for the “Party of Regions” up until its implosion following the 2014 “Maidan” revolution. More importantly, under the 2010-2014 premiership of Viktor Yanukovych, the party was firmly in the pocket of Russian President Vladimir Putin.