Ukraine lawmaker met Giuliani to discuss misuse of US taxpayer money in Ukraine

Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Derkach and U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani show a document during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine in this undated picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Andriy Derkach via REUTERS

KIEV (Reuters) - An independent Ukrainian lawmaker said on Thursday he had met U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer in Kiev to discuss the alleged misuse of U.S. taxpayer money by Ukrainian state bodies.

In a statement on Facebook accompanied by photos of the meeting, Andriy Derkach said the two had discussed the creation of an interparliamentary group to fight corruption.