Roman Abramovich met Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, 3-4 times during social gatherings, while Ms. Dasha Zhukhukova, his wife Abramovich and Ivanka Trump have been friends for more than ten years.This information was stated by Kushner and Ivanka in their security records before joining the White House staff.
The SF-86 statement requires the candidate to answer the question "whether or not there has been close/continuous contact with a foreign citizen in the past 7 years".
According to Bloomberg, in 2014, Kushner and his wife spent 4 days in Russia at the invitation of Ms. Dasha Zhukova.The couple sat at the same table with a few people for dinner to raise funds for the Museum of the Israel Museum in Moscow.Kushner also invested in an online business fund founded by Zhukova.In return, Ivanka, Kushner and Joshua went with Zhukova to sporting events in New York.
Abramovich is the largest shareholder of Evraz Plc, Russia's second largest steel maker, and he is also the owner of London's Chelsea football club.In 2005, Abramovich was the first billionaire allowed by the Kremlin to sell his oil and gas company to a state-owned corporation.Abramovich earned $13 billion in the deal approved by President Vladimir Putin.
"No one in the West who is more closely connected and trusted by Mr. Putin than Mr. Abramovich is accepted," said Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon, a former opponent of the Kremlin and not a friend of Abramovich.Meanwhile, Abramovich's spokesman called his relationship with President Putin "official and professional".
There is currently no evidence that the relationship between Ivanka Trump and Abramovich is related to the suspicion of Russia's interference in the US election.However, in reality, to some extent, the story of their relationship is the relationship between the world's upper class today: it is the relationship of money, power, through artistic activities and charity.To another extent, it shows that these relationships can become social, business relationships, and political boundaries begin to fade.
Abramovich and Zhukova - who grew up in the US, have dual citizenship and are the daughters of a Russian oil tycoon - live in a glamorous upper-class world.The dinner the couple attended with Kushner gathered a series of billionaires and leading powerful businessmen in Russia.
Ivanka Trump also posted photos on Instagram and thanked Zhukova for "4 unforgettable days in Russia".
