A former lawmaker, Curt Weldon, and a Ukrainian-American billionaire, Alexander Rovt, played key roles in framing the Ukrainian peace proposal at a conference in early 2016. Some believe this indicates greater involvement by Moscow.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article213655989.html
Russia is the latest country to threaten the U.S. with retaliation for tariffs on metals imports, warning Friday that American cars could soon face higher taxes.
https://www.rbc.ru/newspaper/2018/06/22/5b2b92d19a794722cbda142b
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3663864
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3667418
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29313546.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29313964.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29313240.html
https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/29313509.html