To elaborate on my previous post, Russia recently sold a 20% stake of Rosneft to someone but will not disclose to who. The leaked Trump dossier, which was released well before the sale, claimed that Russia offered Trump the 20% stake if sanctions were lifted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ru...-idUSKBN1582OH
Given the claims of the Trump dossier, timing of the sale and how closely that lined up with Trump's easing of sanctions on Russian intelligence, the unreleased call record and Russia's immediate esclation of the war in Ukraine, I really have a hard time believing these aren't connected.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7559871.html