https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/commen ... ?context=3
But interviews with his associates and documents reviewed by The New York Times indicate that Mr. Akhmetshin, who is under scrutiny by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, has much deeper ties to the Russian government and Kremlin-backed oligarchs than previously known.
And if you're actually interested in this story you have to read this NY Times article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/worl ... skaya.html
I'm not really sure how to reduce this information into an easily digestible BB forum 'soundbite' so you're just going to have to read the article.
Bottom line this is just straight up espionage. Of that, there is no doubt.
- Doc