"At Kushner's invitation, Flynn also attended; Bannon was invited but did not attend.1140 During the meeting, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, Kushner expressed a desire on the part of the incoming Administration to start afresh with U.S.-Russian relations.1141 Kushner also asked Kislyak to identify the best person (whether Kislyak or someone else) with whom to direct future discussions-someone who had contact with Putin and the ability to speak for him.1142"
"The three men also discussed U.S. policy toward Syria, and Kislyak floated the idea of having Russian generals brief the Transition Team on the topic using a secure communications line.1143 After Flynn explained that there was no secure line in the Transition Team offices, Kushner asked Kislyak if they could communicate using secure facilities at the Russian Embassy.1144 Kislyak quickly rejected that idea.1145"
"It is just over nine years to the day since Jared Kushner naively asked Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak to use Russian secure facilities to communicate in such a way that US spies wouldn't find them. Shortly after Kushner indicated his enthusiasm for back-channel discussions that US spies couldn't find, Sergei Kislyak threw Sergey Gorkov at him - someone who would dangle financial goodies that would require overturning sanctions to collect, someone functionally analogous to Kirill Dmitriev."
Jared Kushner met with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak and others at Trump Tower on November 30, 2016, aiming to reset U.S.-Russia relations. Flynn attended; Bannon was invited but did not attend. Kushner asked Kislyak to identify a contact with access to Putin who could speak for him. The group discussed U.S. policy toward Syria and the possibility of Russian generals briefing the Transition Team via a secure communications line. After Flynn said no secure line existed in Transition offices, Kushner proposed using secure facilities at the Russian Embassy, an idea Kislyak rejected. Shortly afterward, Kislyak arranged a meeting with Sergey Gorkov.
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