Paul Manafort, who reportedly was a recipient of $12.7m in Ukraine, helped Viktor Yanukovich to victory. Could he do the same for Trump? The scene was Ostroh, western Ukraine, on the eve of parliamentary elections. A tall figure bounded on to a stage to cheers from a crowd of elderly flag-waving supporters. They chanted: "Yan-u-kov-ich, Yan-u-kov-ich."