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Russian Bank Hired The Podesta Group To Lobby For Ending Sanctions

March 10, 2017 ZeroHedge 0

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, hired Tony Podesta, the brother of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta, and paid him $170,000 last year to lobby to end the Obama administration’s economic sanctions against Russia. Sberbank faced severe cash shortages due to plunging oil prices, and the US sanctions prevented the bank from legally seeking funds from American financial institutions. Sberbank was the lead financial institution in the Russian deal to purchase Uranium One, which ultimately committed 20% of US uranium supplies to Russia, and was brokered through the Clinton Foundation. Meanwhile, Democrats perpetuate fake news against Trump and the Russians.