| Name | Category | Tags | Biographical summary | Connection to Donald Trump | Connection(s) to Russia | Sources / evidence links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seimon (Semyon) Kislin | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative | Soviet‑born U.S. businessman and political fundraiser associated with Trans Commodities; active in New York City Republican politics. | Reporting describes business interactions in NYC real‑estate orbit. Sold Donald Trump televisions for hist hotels. First interaction with Trump and organized crimes | Born in the USSR; investigative reporting has examined alleged links to Russian organized crime figures—Kislin has denied wrongdoing. | Center for Public Integrity profile | Bloomberg reporting (Trump SoHo / NY Russians) | The Guardian mention / context |
| Ivan Gromakov | Russian intelligence / security services | Role: Russian intel/security | Gromakov invited Trump to Moscow to meet the KGB goal of turning more US businessman into assets | No direct, well‑sourced public link to Donald Trump identified in the sources used. | Reportedly associated with Soviet intelligence in some accounts; | The New Republic (Trump 1987 trip context) |
| Yuri Dubinin | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state | Soviet diplomat; served as Soviet ambassador to the United States (1986–1990). | Accounts of Trump’s 1987 Moscow trip describe Soviet diplomatic involvement during that period (flagged as historical context). | Senior Soviet diplomat during the late Cold War. | The New Republic (1987 trip context) |
| Natalia Dubinina | Russian intelligence / security services | Role: Russian intel/security | A name reported in some accounts related to Soviet‑era diplomatic/intelligence context; limited standalone, reliable public biography in mainstream English sources. | Mentioned in some journalistic narratives about Trump’s 1987 Moscow trip; not a widely documented public figure in U.S. politics. | Contextualized in Soviet/Russian state structures in the reporting cited; independent corroboration is limited. | The New Republic (mentions Dubinin family) |
| David Bogatin | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Soviet‑born U.S. businessman; convicted in the 1980s gasoline tax fraud/bootlegging schemes per widely reported accounts. | Reporting says he purchased multiple units in Trump Tower in the 1980s showing up with a suticase with millions in cash. Known as the "Nerd Criminal" Bogatin was deeply involved in the Gasoline scandal. | Born in USSR; commonly discussed in reporting on Russian‑linked organized crime in NYC during that era. | Vox explainer (Bogatin/NYC context) |
| Vyacheslav Ivankov ("Yaponchik") | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Russian organized‑crime figure ("thief‑in‑law") widely described in law‑enforcement and historical reporting; murdered in 2009. | Lived in Trump Towers when arrested. He had multiple contact numbers for Donald Trump when arrested | Prominent Russian mafia figure. | Center for Public Integrity (network context) |
| Semyon Mogilevich | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Ukrainian‑born (Soviet‑era) organized‑crime boss; long described as a major figure in transnational organized crime. | No direct, well‑documented Trump business link identified in the sources used; included for Russia/organized‑crime context in NYC-era reporting. Trump is alleged to say in Mogilevich's hotel on his second Moscow visit | Wanted/linked in law‑enforcement reporting; associated with post‑Soviet organized crime. | FBI: Semyon Mogilevich |
| Bernard Lown | Historical / misc. | Role: Historical/misc | Lithuanian‑American cardiologist; developed the DC defibrillator; co‑founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Nobel Peace Prize recipient organization). | No known direct Trump connection identified | Peace/anti‑nuclear activism was centered on U.S.–Soviet nuclear risk (historical context, not a personal business tie). | Nobel Prize: IPPNW acceptance speech (1985) | IPPNW: Nobel Peace Prize (1985) |
| Armand Hammer | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | American businessman and philanthropist; led Occidental Petroleum; known for early trade and long-running business engagement with the Soviet Union. | No known direct Trump connection identified. | Conducted extensive business/trade with the USSR; historically associated with U.S.–Soviet commercial relations. | Britannica: Armand Hammer |
| Ronald Knapp | Other foreign state officials | Role: Foreign state official | American entertainer/impersonator noted in 1980s coverage for a resemblance to Mikhail Gorbachev (popular culture reference). | Was able to fool Trump into thinking he was the real Gorbachev. | Association is indirect (Gorbachev impersonation / Cold War pop-culture). | Los Angeles Times (1987 profile) |
| Roy Cohn | Trump family & Trump Organization | Role: Trump Org/family | American attorney and political fixer; mentor and lawyer to Donald Trump in the 1970s–1980s. | Mentored and represented Trump; widely described as a formative influence. (Flag: major direct Trump mentor.) | No specific Russia tie identified in the sources used. | The Guardian on Cohn–Trump relationship |
| Roger Stone | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative; Mueller / Senate Intel | American political consultant and longtime Republican operative. | Longtime Trump associate; advised/advocated for Trump over decades; convicted in 2019 on charges arising from the Russia investigation (later pardoned). | Central figure in investigations about contacts involving WikiLeaks/GRU hack-and-leak pipeline (flag: Mueller/Senate report context). | DOJ: Mueller Report (Vol. I PDF) | PBS (Stone case overview) |
| Paul Manafort | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016); Mueller / Senate Intel | American political consultant and lobbyist; served as Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman. | Campaign chairman (2016). FLAG: Appears in Trump Tower meeting documentation (June 9, 2016). | Longtime work for pro‑Russia political interests in Ukraine; described in the Senate Intelligence Committee report as working closely with Konstantin Kilimnik (flag: Senate Vol. 5). | U.S. Senate Intel Report, Vol. 5 (PDF) | DOJ: Mueller Report (Vol. I PDF) |
| Boris Birshtein | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Soviet‑born businessman associated with post‑Soviet commerce and the Seabeco group in reporting and biographies. | No direct, well‑sourced Trump connection identified in the sources used. | Born in the USSR; business career linked to post‑Soviet markets in public reporting. | Swiss intel report PDF (archived) | Yale Law PDF referencing FBI/FT reporting |
| Artem Klyushin | Foreign influence / social media influence operative | Role: Agalarov employee / social media; Senate counterintelligence concern; Miss Universe Moscow (2013) | Russian social-media specialist described in a Lawfare summary of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s Russia investigation as a “Kremlin-linked bot developer” who supported Russian influence operations on social media, including pro-Kremlin propaganda efforts in Ukraine in 2014. | The Senate report (as summarized by Lawfare) noted Klyushin and his then-wife Yulya Klyushina were Agalarov employees who interacted with Donald Trump during the 2013 Miss Universe trip to Moscow; the Committee said it had little insight into the nature of those interactions. | Senate investigators (per Lawfare’s summary) said they had “significant concerns” about Klyushin and assessed he provided social-media influence expertise to the Kremlin and was connected to other Kremlin-linked online influencers (including Konstantin Rykov). | Lawfare: Collusion Reading Diary (Aug 21, 2020) | SSCI: Volume 5 press release (Aug 18, 2020) | Daily Dot (Nov 19, 2024) | Konstantin Rykov | Foreign influence / propaganda figure | Role: Former State Duma deputy; pro-Kremlin blogger/media entrepreneur; online influence networks | Russian internet and media figure and former State Duma deputy who has been described in reporting as an early architect of pro-Kremlin online media and messaging, including work connected to state-linked media and Kremlin-aligned political circles. | No widely documented direct relationship to Donald Trump. The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation devoted a subsection to “Artem Klyushin, Konstantin Rykov, and Associates,” situating Rykov in the same influence/online ecosystem discussed alongside Agalarov-linked figures who interacted with Trump during the 2013 Miss Universe trip to Moscow (per Lawfare’s summary of Volume 5). | Described by multiple outlets as a pro-Kremlin online influencer and former United Russia politician, with reporting that places him in Kremlin-adjacent media and political networks. | Lawfare summary of SSCI Volume 5 (Aug 21, 2020) | SSCI press release (Aug 18, 2020) | The World (PRX): profile of Rykov (May 4, 2018) |
| Mikhail Chernoy (Michael Cherney) | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Israeli entrepreneur; known in reporting around the Russian aluminum industry in the 1990s. | No direct, well‑sourced Trump connection identified in the sources used. | Business dealings tied to post‑Soviet Russian industry; commonly referenced in 1990s Russia business reporting. | The Guardian: Deripaska–Cherney settlement (2012) | The Guardian: Cherney oligarch dispute coverage (2007) |
| Vladimir Kryuchkov | Russian intelligence / security services | Role: Russian intel/security | Soviet politician; chaired the KGB (1988–1991) and was a leader of the 1991 August coup attempt. | No known direct Trump connection identified in the sources used. | Senior KGB official (USSR). | The Guardian obituary: Vladimir Kryuchkov (2007) |
| Sergei Mikhailov ("Mikhas") | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Russian organized‑crime figure described as a leader of the Solntsevskaya Bratva. | No direct, well‑sourced Trump connection identified in the sources used. | Russian mafia leadership per biographies and reporting. | FAS/USIA report on Swiss case (1998) | The Insider: Solntsevskaya gang ties (2019) |
| Alexander Shnaider | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Russian‑Canadian businessman; co‑developer associated with the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto project. | Business partner via Trump-branded Toronto tower (licensing/branding relationship). | Reporting has linked financing/transactions in the Toronto project to Russian institutions (e.g., VEB in some coverage). | Axios summary (WSJ-sourced) |
| Wilbur Ross | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official | American investor; served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2017–2021). | Cabinet member in Trump’s first term (Commerce Secretary). | ICIJ reporting (Paradise Papers) described business ties involving a shipping firm (Navigator) that did business with Russia-linked entities (as reported). Ross also had deep connections to Bank of Cyprus and money laundering efforts/ | ICIJ: Paradise Papers (Ross/Russia ties) | PBS NewsHour segment |
| Dmitry Rybolovlev | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Russian billionaire and businessman (fertilizer/chemicals; investment activity). | Bought Trump’s Palm Beach property (Maison de L’Amitié) in 2008 for $95M (real‑estate transaction). | Russian citizen and oligarch; business career in Russia. | Palm Beach Post reporting |
| Felix Sater | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower Moscow; Bayrock / Trump SoHo | American businessman; former managing director at Bayrock Group; known for real‑estate and prior criminal case (stock-related) in the 1990s. | Bayrock executive involved in Trump-branded projects; associated with efforts around a proposed Trump Tower Moscow project (2010s) in reporting. | Born in USSR; Bayrock/Trump Moscow efforts involved Russian contacts/real estate proposals (as described in public reporting). | Yale Law PDF (Oberlander v. Sater context) | NY Courts PDF (Oberlander disciplinary decision) | CourtListener docket: U.S. v. Sater |
| Tevfik Arif | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Bayrock / Trump SoHo | Kazakh-Turkish businessman; founder of Bayrock Group. | Bayrock partnered on Trump SoHo / Trump-branded projects (branding/licensing relationship). | Born in Kazakhstan (Soviet-era); Bayrock operated in networks tied to post‑Soviet business circles in reporting. | New York Magazine: Trump SoHo background (2008) | Vanity Fair: Trump SoHo / Bayrock (2017) |
| Tamir Sapir | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Bayrock / Trump SoHo | Soviet‑born U.S. real‑estate investor and founder of the Sapir Organization. | Financier/development partner in the Trump SoHo project (branding project linkage). | Born in the Soviet Union; business history includes Soviet/post‑Soviet connections in biographical accounts. | The Real Deal: Tamir Sapir obituary (2014) | New York Magazine: Trump SoHo background (2008) |
| Pavel Uglanov | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Russian-born businessman (as described in real-estate reporting). | Reported buyer of a Trump-branded property unit in NYC per Bloomberg reporting (real-estate linkage). | Russian-born; reported in context of Russian-linked NYC real estate purchases. | Bloomberg: Trump SoHo / NY Russians |
| Vadim Finkelstein | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary | Russian mixed martial arts promoter; founded Red Devil Sport Club and was involved with M-1 Global. | Tried to establish an MMA reality show in Russia with Trump. | Russia-based sports promoter and manager. | M‑1 Global: About (Vadim Finkelstein) |
| Nursultan Nazarbayev | Other foreign state officials | Role: Foreign state official | Kazakh politician; first President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019). | Deeply involved in Trump's effort to Build Trump Towers Baku | Led Kazakhstan, a close regional partner of Russia; post‑Soviet political context. | Britannica: Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Vitaly Churkin | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state | Russian diplomat; served as Russia’s permanent representative to the UN (2006–2017). | Mentioned in some accounts related to the period of Trump’s 1987 Moscow outreach (historical reporting). | Senior Russian diplomat. | The New Republic (1987 trip context) |
| Aras Agalarov | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016); Miss Universe Moscow | Russian-Azerbaijani billionaire; real-estate developer (Crocus Group). | Hosted Trump for Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow (business/branding context). Indirectly connected to 2016 Trump Tower meeting via his family/business circle. FLAG: Trump Tower meeting (indirect via Agalarov-linked outreach). | Russia-based billionaire with major business in Russia. | The Guardian: Agalarov/Goldstone/Trump Tower meeting context (2017) | Time: context on Trump Tower meeting participants (2017) |
| Sergei Millian | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary | Belarus-born American businessman; associated with the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce in some reporting; linked in media to the Steele dossier sourcing claims (disputed). | Publicly supported Trump; discussed in dossier-related reporting rather than formal campaign leadership. | Belarus/Russia-linked diaspora business networks; dossier-related allegations are disputed/denied. | ABC News: Millian dossier-source reporting (2017) | Washington Post: Millian profile (2017) | Washington Post: correction/removals re Millian (2021) |
| Maria Butina | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; NRA outreach; DOJ case (2018–2019) | Russian national charged in 2018 and later convicted in U.S. federal court for conspiring to act as an agent of the Russian Federation in the United States without required notification/registration. She was sentenced in 2019 to 18 months’ imprisonment and later removed from the U.S. | Operated in U.S. conservative political circles during the 2016 election / early Trump era, cultivating relationships with political activists and organizations influential in Republican politics as described in federal court filings and DOJ press releases. | U.S. prosecutors said she acted at the direction of a Russian official and sought to build influence relationships in the United States on behalf of the Russian Federation. | DOJ (USAO-DC) — Charged (Jul 16, 2018) | DOJ (USAO-DC) — Sentenced (Apr 26, 2019) |
| Maria Katasonova | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Pro-Kremlin activist, social media influencer, far-right outreach | Russian nationalist activist and media personality described in reporting and research as part of pro-Kremlin political and online influence circles, including work in and around Russia’s State Duma–linked ecosystem. | Publicly supported Donald Trump and helped organize pro-Trump events in Moscow around the 2017 inauguration, including hosting an inauguration-viewing party near the Kremlin as described in contemporaneous reporting. | Described in research and reporting as engaged in pro-Kremlin propaganda activity and linked to Russian nationalist political figures and online propaganda networks. | The Guardian: Moscow inauguration party (Jan 2017) | Quartz: profile and pro-Trump messaging (Mar 2017) | RAND: Russian propaganda case example (2018) | War & Sanctions: profile entry |
| Erik Prince | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative; Mueller / Senate Intel | American businessman; founder of Blackwater (private security). | Associated with Trump orbit (transition-era contacts); reported to have met Gulf emissaries offering election help (as described in press and investigations). | Reportedly met Kirill Dmitriev in Seychelles in January 2017; discussed in Mueller report and major press. (FLAG: Mueller report section). | DOJ: Mueller Report (Vol. I PDF) | Washington Post: Seychelles meeting |
| Michael Caputo | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official | American political communications consultant; worked in Russia in the 1990s and later advised the Trump campaign. | Trump campaign communications adviser (NY Republican primary period). | Lived/worked in Russia; described in reporting as having done PR work for Gazprom-related entities and later contacted by a Russian national offering information (as reported). | ABC News (Caputo and Senate inquiry) |
| Eric Trump | Trump family & Trump Organization | Role: Trump Org/family | American businessman; executive in the Trump Organization; son of Donald Trump. | Direct family and executive role in Trump Organization. | No specific Russia connection asserted here beyond Trump Organization’s broader Russia-related scrutiny in public reporting. | Trump Org: Eric Trump official bio | Biography.com: Eric Trump |
| Donald Trump Jr. | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016) | American businessman; executive vice president of the Trump Organization; son of Donald Trump. | Direct family and executive role. FLAG: Appears in Trump Tower meeting documentation (June 9, 2016). | Central participant in June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian-linked visitors; described in investigations and public documentation. | DOJ: Mueller Report (Vol. I PDF) |
| Alex Witkoff | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official | Real-estate executive; associated with the Witkoff Group; son of Steve Witkoff. | Connected through Steve Witkoff’s close relationship and government role in Trump’s second term. Involved in the crypto schemes of World Liberty Financial | No specific Russia-related tie identified in the sources used. | USHMM: Trump appointments list (includes Alex Witkoff) | JNS: coverage of Alex Witkoff appointment (2025) |
| Steve Witkoff | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official | American real-estate developer and investor; longtime Trump associate; served as a special envoy in Trump’s second term (per reporting). | Close associate; appointed special envoy role in 2025 (per Reuters/Wikipedia). | Any Russia-related contacts appear in an official-diplomatic capacity as envoy (not a documented private business tie in the sources used). | Reuters: Witkoff envoy appointment |
| Howard Lutnick | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official | American businessman (Cantor Fitzgerald); became U.S. Secretary of Commerce in 2025. | Cabinet member in Trump’s second term (Commerce Secretary). | Possible Russian connections through his Crypto platform Tether. | Reuters: confirmation coverage |
| Susie (Susan) Wiles | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official; White House Chief of Staff (2025); Brian Ballard; David Yakobashvili; Rosneft; Bryan Lanza; EN+ Group; Oleg Deripaska (indirect) | U.S. political consultant and longtime Florida Republican strategist; led Trump’s 2024 campaign operation and later became White House Chief of Staff (per widely reported transition coverage). | Senior Trump campaign aide; became Chief of Staff in Trump’s second-term White House. | Wiles's indirect / network linkage show Brian Ballard,recommending Wiles to Trump) as Chief of Staff. Ballard represented Russian businessman David Yakobashvili, and it discusses Ballard Partners’ sanctions-related lobbying connected to Rosneft Trading SA/Venezuela-linked issues. Mercury Public Affairs,where Trump adviser Bryan Lanza is a partner, represented the EN+ chair; EN+ is commonly associated with Oleg Deripaska. | Byline Times (Nov 12, 2024) | Reuters (Apr 22, 2019) – Rosneft/Venezuela payments context | Reuters (Oct 13, 2020) – Rosneft Trading sanctions | Mercury Public Affairs – Bryan Lanza bio |
| Lanny Wiles | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official; FEC matter | Political consultant; referenced in FEC materials as Susan Wiles’s husband in a 2017 context. | Political consultant connected via spouse’s senior role in Trump orbit (indirect). | FLAG: Mentioned in the same FEC MUR 7561 document that references Rinat Akhmetshin (documentary co-appearance). | FEC MUR 7561 (PDF) |
| Tulsi Gabbard | U.S. politicians & public officials | Role: U.S. public official | American politician and U.S. Army Reserve officer; former U.S. Representative from Hawaii. | Served in Trump’s second-term administration per current reporting (role varies by source). | Public debate exists about her foreign-policy stances; no specific financial or operational Russia tie asserted here without stronger sourcing. | Politico (transition reporting) | CNN (transition reporting) |
| Sergio Gor | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official | American businessman and political operative; served as director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office in 2025 and later U.S. ambassador to India (per State Dept/Wikipedia). | Held White House personnel role in 2025 under Trump; later ambassador appointment. | Born in the Uzbek SSR (Soviet Union); no additional Russia-linked ties asserted here in the sources used. | U.S. State Dept bio |
| George Birnbaum | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative | American-Israeli political consultant; associated with Republican-aligned consulting and later Mercury Public Affairs (per biography). | Worked with Arthur Finklestein to define George Soros as an enemy | Active in post Soviet Russian "capitalism" | BGD Legal & Consulting: George Birnbaum bio | LegiStorm: George Eli Birnbaum profile |
| George Nader | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; Mueller / Senate Intel | Lebanese-American businessman and political fixer associated with UAE-linked influence efforts in reporting; convicted of child sex offenses in U.S. courts (noted here only as background). | Reported intermediary to Trump associates; involved in meetings with Trump Jr. and others in 2016 and in the Seychelles backchannel narrative (as reported). | Associated with the Seychelles meeting involving Kirill Dmitriev per press/investigations; discussed in Mueller reporting and major coverage. | Washington Post: Seychelles meeting | DOJ: Mueller Report (Vol. I PDF) |
| Steve Bannon | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official; Surkov leaks; Cambridge Analytica / SCL | American political strategist and media executive; served as White House Chief Strategist early in Trump’s first term; former vice president at Cambridge Analytica (per reporting). | Senior campaign adviser and White House Chief Strategist (2017). | FLAG: Cambridge Analytica/SCL ecosystem included discussions about outreach/foreign data sources per investigative reporting;“Surkov leaks” mention a conference Bannon was planning in Italy. | UK Parliament evidence (Wylie) |
| Robert Mercer | Data & influence-operations ecosystem | Role: Influence ops; Cambridge Analytica / SCL | American hedge-fund executive and political donor; major funder of Cambridge Analytica and associated political projects. | Financed pro‑Trump political operations; linked to the campaign ecosystem via data/consulting entities in reporting. | FLAG: Cambridge Analytica/SCL/Kogan appearances in investigative reports; Russia ties are indirect (via CA/SCL activities and reported outreach), not personal business dealings in sources used. | UK Parliament evidence (Wylie) | The Guardian background |
| Konstantin Malofeev | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; OFAC / sanctions; Surkov leaks | Russian businessman often described as an ultraconservative oligarch; sanctioned by the U.S. and others (per reporting/government actions). | No direct, well‑sourced Trump business tie identified in the sources used. | FLAG: “Surkov leaks” reporting and analyses have described Malofeev in the context of pro‑Russian operations in Ukraine; subject of U.S. legal actions/sanctions. | Atlantic Council (Surkov leaks analysis) | DOJ: Malofeev indictment/press release |
| Alexei Komov | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; OFAC / sanctions | Russian national described by DOJ as associated with Malofeev; referenced in World Congress of Families / conservative-network reporting. | No direct, well‑sourced Trump connection identified in the sources used. | Charged/identified in U.S. legal filings related to sanctions evasion networks (per DOJ). | DOJ: Komov charge/press release |
| Austin Ruse | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative | American conservative activist; longtime leader associated with C-Fam/World Congress of Families networks. | No direct, well‑sourced Trump connection identified in the sources used. | Reported participation in/engagement with Russia-focused conservative-network efforts; some reports cite interactions with Russian-linked figures (contextual, varies by source quality). | AP: Ruse praises Russian law (2014) | openDemocracy (network reporting) |
| Michael P. Farris | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative | American attorney and activist; founding figure in the Home School Legal Defense Association and related organizations; chaired Trump’s 1776 Commission (per White House-era documentation). | Appointed to chair the 1776 Commission in 2020 (first term). | No specific Russia-related tie identified in the sources used. | White House Archives: 1776 Commission EO |
| Charles Bausman | U.S. media / commentary / research | Role: Pro-Kremlin media; The Russia Insider; RT commentator | American expatriate media figure associated with pro-Kremlin commentary; founder/editor of The Russia Insider (a pro-Russia/pro-Kremlin outlet in reporting) and a recurring presence in Russia-aligned media ecosystems. | No direct, well-sourced official Trump campaign/administration role identified; included due to overlap between pro-Kremlin media narratives and U.S. political discourse during the Trump era. | Based in Russia and identified in reporting as running a pro-Kremlin outlet; reporting has also described his media activity and related controversies (including outreach/associations within pro-Kremlin networks). | Tablet (Bausman / Russia Insider profile & controversy) | Interpreter / CSIS (Russia Insider / network context) | Macdonald-Laurier Institute (U.S. media & foreign disinfo context; mentions Bausman/RT appearances) |
| Aleksandr Kogan | Data & influence-operations ecosystem | Role: Influence ops; Cambridge Analytica / SCL | Academic and data scientist associated with Global Science Research (GSR); developed the Facebook app used to collect data later obtained by Cambridge Analytica (per investigations). | Indirect—work was tied to Cambridge Analytica/SCL operations that supported political campaigns, including U.S. elections. | Primarily discussed in the context of data/tech and Cambridge Analytica; no separate Russia business tie asserted here beyond CA/SCL reporting. | FTC: Cambridge Analytica complaint/order materials (PDF) |
| Bryan Lanza | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official; Communications strategist; Lobbyist; Mercury Public Affairs; EN+ Group; Oleg Deripaska (indirect) | Republican communications strategist and Trump-aligned adviser; partner at Mercury Public Affairs (per firm biography). | Trump-world communications adviser/strategist (campaign/transition ecosystem in public reporting and firm bio). | Mercury Public Affairs represented the chair of EN+ Group in sanctions-related advocacy; EN+ is widely associated with Oleg Deripaska (association/ownership context). This is presented as lobbying/foreign-influence-network context rather than a claim of operational coordination. | Byline Times (Nov 12, 2024) | Mercury Public Affairs – Bryan Lanza bio |
| Brian Ballard | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. lobbyist; Ballard Partners; Trump fundraiser/connector; David Yakobashvili; Rosneft Trading SA; Venezuela sanctions; Reliance Industries | U.S. lobbyist and founder of Ballard Partners; described in reporting as a prominent pro-Trump influence and fundraising figure in Republican politics. | BBallard is a key Trump-world lobbyist/connector and reports he recommended Susie Wiles to Donald Trump. | Ballard Partners represented Russian businessman David Yakobashvili and describes Ballard Partners lobbying U.S. Treasury in 2019 on matters tied to Rosneft Trading SA/Venezuela-related sanctions issues. Reuters hasreported on Rosneft’s role in Venezuelan payments and on U.S. sanctions targeting Rosneft Trading SA. | Byline Times (Nov 12, 2024) | Reuters (Apr 22, 2019) – Rosneft/Venezuela payments context | Reuters (Oct 13, 2020) – Rosneft Trading sanctions |
| Dietmar Clodo | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | German citizen described as a guest at Sergey Mikhailov’s 2013 party; the article says he was a former Red Army Faction militant who served time in Hungary. | No direct Trump role; referenced while discussing alleged talks about Trump Towers projects. | Referenced in the context of post‑Soviet organized-crime networks. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Átlátszó investigation |
| Viktor Averin | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Described by The Insider as a leader/strategist figure in the Solntsevskaya organized crime group (OCG) (nicknamed “Avera” ). | Appears in discussion of alleged talks about building Trump Towers projects. | Named by The Insider as part of Solntsevskaya OCG leadership context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Stanford PDF: Russian Organized Crime Princeton/OUP chapter (Solntsevskaya) |
| Emin Agalarov | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016) | Azerbaijani‑Russian singer and businessman; son of Aras/Araz Agalarov (Crocus Group). | Figure “behind” outreach leading to the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting involving Trump campaign representatives and Natalia Veselnitskaya. | Russia‑based public figure/business family; | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) Forbes profile of Agalarovs |
| Natalya Veselnitskaya | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016); Magnitsky / Prevezon | Russian lawyer linked in public reporting to representation of Prevezon Holdings. | Participant in the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting (per widely documented accounts). | Russian attorney; Magnitsky/Prevezon context discussed. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) |
| Yakov Bogatin | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Brother of David Bogatin and listed in Pennsylvania corporate records as director of YBM Magnex after it changed hands. | No direct Trump role; mentioned as part of the Bogatin/YBM Magnex narrative linked to Trump real estate. | Discussed in connection with Mogilevich/YBM Magnex. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) | OpenCorporates (company registry) |
| Gafur Rakhimov | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Uzbek-born businessman appearing in a group photo with Solntsevo figures; the article says he is wanted in the U.S. for heroin trafficking. | No direct Trump role; discussed as part of alleged criminal networks intersecting Trump-branded real estate context. | Linked to organized crime allegations; U.S. designation/coverage exists in public sources. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) OFAC Sanctions Search (U.S. Treasury) |
| Adam Delimkhanov | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state; OFAC / sanctions | Russian State Duma deputy sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2014 and called a close associate of Gafur Rakhimov. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Russian official. Involved in organized-crime context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) OFAC Sanctions Search (U.S. Treasury) |
| Ramzan Kadyrov | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state; OFAC / sanctions | Head of the Chechen Republic; referenced as a relative connection (Delimkhanov). | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Russian regional leader; widely covered in Russia politics and sanctions contexts. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) OFAC Sanctions Search (U.S. Treasury) |
| Robert Mueller | Investigations / legal cases | Role: Legal case/inquiry; Mueller / Senate Intel | Former FBI Director and Special Counsel who led the U.S. investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. | His investigation is referenced in the context of Trump–Russia scrutiny. | Led the U.S. investigation into Russian election interference (government role). | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) | DOJ: Mueller Report (Vol. I PDF) |
| Ivan Fursin | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics | Ukrainian politician/businessman; MP who paid millions to a Cyprus company connected to Manafort in an indictment discussed by the article. | Part of the Manafort-related financial network. | Connected to Firtash/Mogilevich network. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Dmytro Firtash | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Ukrainian businessman; discussed in relation to Mogilevich-linked allegations and gas intermediary RosUkrEnergo. | Mentioned as part of the Manafort-related network context. | Ukraine/Russia gas trade and alleged organized-crime links are discussed in reporting; | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Hikmet Mukhtarov | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Azerbaijani underworld figure shot in 2006. The incident is tied to a vehicle registered to a Crocus co-founder. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Involved in organized-crime context in Azerbaijan/Russia-linked networks. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Charles University thesis (PDF) |
| Rail Zeynalov | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Co-founder of Crocus Group; mentioned in connection with a vehicle registration in the 2006 Mukhtarov incident. | No direct Trump role beyond Crocus/Agalarov business context described. | Alleged criminal-circle ties around Crocus/Agalarov. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Charles University thesis (PDF) |
| Mammad Masallinsky | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Azerbaijani crime boss noticed at Ivankov’s funeral in 2009. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Referenced by The Insider in organized-crime context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Ilham Aliyev | Other foreign state officials | Role: Foreign state official | President of Azerbaijan; Ex‑police officer filed a claim against President Aliyev at the ECHR. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Regional head of state; referenced in Azerbaijan context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov ("Taiwanchik") | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime; Miss Universe Moscow; Trump Tower gambling ring | Honorary guest at Miss Universe Moscow and at the time on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list; tied to gambling/money laundering cases in reporting. | Connected with events at Trump Tower and Miss Universe Moscow. | Russia-based figure discussed in organized-crime investigations | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) FBI/SDNY press release RFE/RL reporting |
| Helly Nahmad | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower gambling ring | Art dealer plead guilty in a U.S. illegal gambling/money laundering case (per cited sources ). | Mentioned as part of a Trump Tower-based gambling ring narrative. | No direct Russia tie asserted beyond the ring’s post‑Soviet links described. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) FBI/SDNY press release |
| David Nahmad | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower gambling ring | Art dealer and billionaire collector; Helly Nahmad’s father. | Mentioned as part of the Trump Tower gambling-ring context. | No direct Russia tie asserted beyond article’s network context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Vadim Trincher | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime; Trump Tower gambling ring | Defendant in U.S. prosecutions for racketeering/illegal gambling/money laundering. | Ran a Trump Tower-based gambling operation. | Discussed as part of post‑Soviet criminal networks. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) FBI/SDNY press release |
| Anatoly Golubchik | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime; Trump Tower gambling ring | Defendant in illegal gambling/money laundering case from Trump Tower. | Trump Tower-based gambling operation. | Discussed as part of post‑Soviet criminal networks. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) FBI/SDNY press release |
| Vladimir Kozhin | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state; Miss Universe Moscow | Russian official; Honorary guest at Miss Universe Moscow and as a signatory connected to authorization for the so‑called “Putin’s Palace.” | Miss Universe Moscow context with Trump/Agalarov. | Russia senior official role; discussed in state/elite network context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Jürg Wissmann | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Lawyer tied to the Tambov organized crime group... | No direct Trump role mentioned. | No connections found. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Gennady Petrov | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Leader of the Tambov OCG and a neighbor of Vladimir Kozhin. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Spanish investigation of Russian organized crime. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Herman Gref | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; Miss Universe Moscow | CEO of Sberbank; Co-hosting a gala dinner after Miss Universe Moscow with Agalarov. | Miss Universe Moscow context connected to Trump/Agalarov. | Senior Russian banker; discussed in law‑enforcement wiretap context per the article. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Vladislav Reznik | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state | Russian politician; Intercepted calls in a Spanish investigation. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Referenced via Spanish investigation context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Igor Sechin | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | CEO of Rosneft; Spanish investigators did not understand who the “true mafia” in Russia is, naming Sechin among “much more important” people. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Senior Russian state-company executive. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) OFAC Sanctions Search (U.S. Treasury) |
| Vladimir Vinokur | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Russian comedian.Attended a 1992 meeting with Solntsevo figures and Mogilevich in Budapest (per the article’s cited indictment). | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Russian public figure referenced in organized-crime network context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Mona Elson | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Attended a 1992 meeting with Solntsevo figures and Ivankov. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Referenced as part of alleged organized-crime network context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Sergei Polonsky | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower Moscow | Russian businessman;Felix Sater joined the board of Mirax Group, owned by Polonsky. | Mentioned in the narrative about Sater/Trump Tower Moscow efforts. | Russian businessman; referenced in Moscow real‑estate context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Andrei Rozov | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate; Trump Tower Moscow | Russian real‑estate executive. Mirax top manager who later set up his own company and was tied to the 2015 Trump Tower Moscow letter of intent context. | 2015 Trump Tower Moscow. | Russia-based business figure in real‑estate; referenced. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) |
| Yevgeny Dvoskin | Russia-linked business / finance figure | Role: Reported partner/associate; Trump Tower Moscow effort; Sater-linked network | Business figure discussed in reporting around the attempted Trump Tower Moscow project; has also been described in investigative reporting as having a controversial background and connections in Russian/Ukrainian banking circles. | Identified in reporting as one of the “other partners”/participants orbiting the attempted Trump Tower Moscow deal effort connected to Felix Sater’s outreach and partner network. | Reported connections to Russia-linked banking/financial networks (including reporting focused on Crimea-related banking interest), and described by investigative outlets as connected to controversial actors in the post-Soviet financial sphere. |
ProPublica (Trump, Inc.): Meet Trump’s Other Partners on His Attempted Moscow Tower OCCRP: Controversial Russian Bankers Target Crimea |
Michael Cohen | Trump family & Trump Organization | Role: Trump Org/family; Trump Tower Moscow | Attorney and former executive vice president of the Trump Organization. Corresponded with Dmitry Peskov about Trump Tower Moscow. | Direct: Trump lawyer who pursued Trump Tower Moscow discussions and contacted Peskov (as discussed and widely reported). | Referenced for contacting the Kremlin press secretary during Trump Tower Moscow pursuit. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) |
| Dmitry Peskov | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state; Trump Tower Moscow | Kremlin spokesman (press secretary to the President of Russia); Received Cohen’s letter about Trump Tower Moscow. | Indirect: contacted by Trump’s lawyer (Cohen) per the Trump Tower Moscow story. | Senior Russian government spokesperson. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) |
| Alexander Torshin | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state; NRA outreach | Russian politician/banker; Deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia and links him to NRA-related reporting. | Trump Jr. spoke with him at an NRA event (2016 context). | Discussed in Spanish law-enforcement investigations. Russia official. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Alexander Romanov | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; NRA outreach | Torshin’s representative who owned the Mallorca hotel Mar y Pins and was sentenced in Spain for money laundering. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Spain case context tied to Torshin. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Evgeny Dvoskin (Slusker) | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; Crimea/DPR conflict | Banker arrested in Monaco at FBI request (2008) and as having met Ivankov in jail. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Discussed as a post‑Soviet émigré involved in alleged criminal networks; later banking activity in Crimea (per article). | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Rudy Giuliani | U.S. politicians & public officials | Role: U.S. public official | American politician and attorney; former mayor of New York City. | Trump’s personal attorney and adviser (2018–2019 period); Fundraising support from Kislin for Giuliani’s Senate ambitions. | No direct Russia tie asserted beyond proximity to Kislin and broader Russia-related narratives in reporting. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Center for Public Integrity reporting |
| Rotem Rosen | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Israeli businessman; CEO of the U.S. branch of Africa Israel and mentions him at a wedding hosted by Trump. | Trump hosted the wedding of Sapir’s daughter and Rotem Rosen at Mar‑a‑Lago (2007). | Mentioned in connection with Lev Leviev / Moscow-deal discussions. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Lev Leviev | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; Magnitsky / Prevezon | Israeli diamond and real‑estate businessman; linked to Africa Israel in reporting. | Trump meeting with Leviev to discuss potential Moscow deals and notes Kushner’s presence at the 2007 wedding. | Police dossier claims to Mikhail Cherny and in transactions involving Grigory Luchansky and Prevezon/Katsyv references. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Grigory Luchansky | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Soviet-born businessman; Nordex and money laundering accusations in multiple countries. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Post‑Soviet finance/organized-crime allegation context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) OCCRP investigation |
| Denis Katsyv | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016); Magnitsky / Prevezon | Russian businessman; Owner of Prevezon Holdings and references money-laundering accusations in the Magnitsky context. | Linked via the Trump Tower meeting narrative insofar as Veselnitskaya represented Prevezon (as referenced ). | Russian figure tied to Magnitsky/Prevezon litigation context described. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Petr Katsyv | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; Magnitsky / Prevezon | Russian figure having accounts for offshore companies and linked to the Prevezon/Katsyv context. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Referenced as part of Prevezon/Magnitsky context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Jared Kushner | Trump family & Trump Organization | Role: Trump Org/family; Trump Tower meeting (6/9/2016) | American investor and former senior White House adviser; married to Ivanka Trump. | Kushner was present at a 2007 wedding hosted by Trump; also attended the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting (widely documented). | No direct Russia tie asserted here beyond his presence at the Trump Tower meeting and related contacts described in investigations. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) |
| Ivanka Trump | Trump family & Trump Organization | Role: Trump Org/family | American businesswoman; daughter of Donald Trump. | Prior meeting with Ivanka about alleged business talks concerning Trump Towers projects. | No direct Russia tie asserted beyond being referenced ’s Moscow/Trump Towers context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Mueller Report (DOJ, 2019) |
| Anton Malevsky | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Leader of the Izmaylovskaya OCG; the article says Kislin-sponsored companies helped with a U.S. visa invitation for him. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Organized-crime figure. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Center for Public Integrity reporting |
| Lev (Leo) Cherny | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Brother of Mikhail Cherny, involved alongside Mikhail Cherny in the Izmailovo OCG context. | No direct Trump role found. | Linked to organized-crime circles and business networks. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Center for Public Integrity reporting |
| Michael Sheferovsky | Organized crime & underworld figures | Role: Organized crime | Felix Sater’s father and as head of a New York criminal group ’s narrative. | No direct Trump role mentioned aside from Sater’s work with Trump projects. | Organized-crime network. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Joseph Grill | Trump-linked real estate / deal facilitators | Role: Deal/real estate | Aras Agalarov’s father‑in‑law and as a Jewish activist / founder of the Jewish Encyclopedia ’s summary of Agalarov biography. | No direct Trump role beyond being part of the Agalarov family narrative. | Referenced in the context of a Soviet‑American joint venture (Crocus International). | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Forbes profile of Agalarovs |
| Yuri Shvets | Russian intelligence / security services | Role: Russian intel/security | Former KGB officer and author/commentator; Had joint ventures in 1989. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Former Soviet intelligence officer. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) |
| Viktor Orbán | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state | Prime Minister of Hungary. | No direct Trump role beyond broader political context. | Referenced in connection with Kremlin influence narrative. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Reuters (Oct 20, 2025) Reuters (Nov 21, 2014) |
| Oleksandr Turchynov | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics | Ukrainian politician; Confirmed that, in his view, Mogilevich was behind RosUkrEnergo. | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Referenced in Ukraine/Russia gas intermediary context. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) Jamestown Foundation analysis Kyiv Post reporting |
| Yevgeny Prigozhin | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Russian businessman; Past criminal conviction and as connected to funding Wagner and “trolls” (as stated ). | No direct Trump role mentioned. | Russian figure central to Wagner/Internet Research Agency narratives. | The Insider (Apr 6, 2018) OFAC Sanctions Search (U.S. Treasury) |
| Vladimir Alekseyevin | Russian intelligence / security services | Role: Russian intel/security | Russian lieutenant general and senior officer in Russia’s military intelligence directorate (GRU), frequently described in reporting as the GRU’s first deputy head. | No connection found. | Senior GRU (Russian military intelligence) official. | The Moscow Times (May 12, 2022) – Alekseyev as GRU first deputy head |
| Oleksiy Savin | Russian intelligence / security services | Role: Russian intel/security | Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer named by Ukrainian authorities as a senior GRU official involved in operations tied to Andrii Derkach’s network. | No connection found. | GRU officer (Russian military intelligence). | Euromaidan Press (Nov 13, 2023) – SBU description of GRU officials, incl. Savin Kyiv Post (Nov 13, 2023) – SBU statement naming Savin |
| Ihor Kolesnikov | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics | Former assistant to Ukrainian politician Andrii Derkach; Ukrainian authorities have described him as coordinating a pro-Russian influence network and he has been reported as convicted/sentenced for treason in Ukraine. | No connection found. | Linked by Ukrainian authorities to a GRU-directed network associated with Andrii Derkach. | Euromaidan Press (Nov 13, 2023) – Kolesnikov described as coordinator Kyiv Post (Nov 13, 2023) – Kolesnikov as Derkach ex-assistant |
| Oleksandr Dubinsky | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics; OFAC / sanctions; Ukraine/Biden narrative | Ukrainian member of parliament; sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in January 2021 as part of a Russia-linked foreign influence network associated with Andrii Derkach. Reuters reported he was later suspected of treason by Ukrainian authorities. | Connected to Trump-world via Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine/Biden efforts; U.S. reporting described sanctioned figures like Dubinsky as sources of “Biden dirt” for Giuliani. | U.S. Treasury sanctioned him as part of a Russia-linked influence network associated with Andrii Derkach. | U.S. Treasury (Jan 11, 2021) – sanctions action incl. Dubinsky Reuters (Nov 13, 2023) – Dubinsky suspected of treason TIME (Jan 11, 2021) – Giuliani sources sanctioned (mentions Dubinsky) |
| Andrii Derkach | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics; OFAC / sanctions; Ukraine/Biden narrative | Former Ukrainian lawmaker; the U.S. Treasury designated him in 2020 as an “active Russian agent” and sanctioned him for election-related influence activity. U.S. prosecutors later unsealed an indictment alleging sanctions violations and money laundering tied to U.S. real estate purchases. | Linked to Trump-world through interactions with Rudy Giuliani and dissemination of materials attacking Joe Biden during the 2020 election period. | U.S. Treasury described him as an active Russian agent; the U.S. Justice Department described him as a Russian intelligence agent in charging documents. | U.S. Treasury (Sep 10, 2020) – Derkach sanctioned as Russian agent U.S. DOJ (Dec 7, 2022) – Derkach indictment (sanctions/money laundering) Axios (Oct 19, 2020) – Derkach ties to Giuliani and sanctions context |
| Kostiantyn Kulyk | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics; OFAC / sanctions; Ukraine/Biden narrative | Former Ukrainian prosecutor official; sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in January 2021 as part of a Russia-linked influence network associated with Andrii Derkach. | Appears in reporting around Trump-era Ukraine/Biden controversy: the New Yorker described Giuliani shifting attention to Kulyk for information; U.S. Treasury action tied him to election influence allegations associated with Derkach. | U.S. Treasury sanctioned him as part of a Russia-linked foreign influence network associated with Andrii Derkach. | U.S. Treasury (Jan 11, 2021) – sanctions action incl. Kulyk The New Yorker (Dec 23, 2019) – Giuliani attention to Kulyk |
| Konstantin Kilimnik | Foreign influence intermediaries | Role: Foreign intermediary; Mueller / Senate Intel | Political consultant and longtime associate of Paul Manafort; the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee described Manafort’s relationship with Kilimnik and highlighted information-sharing and contacts during the 2016 election period. | Connected through Paul Manafort’s role as Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman and Manafort’s interactions with Kilimnik. | U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee reporting described Kilimnik as having ties to Russian intelligence. | U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee (Aug 2020) – Russia report (Vol. 5) PBS NewsHour (Aug 2020) – summary of Senate report and Manafort/Kilimnik |
| Peter Schweizer | U.S. media / commentary / research | Role: Media/research | Conservative author and researcher; president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) and author of books including “Secret Empires.” He has worked closely with Steve Bannon and operated within Mercer-funded conservative media/research networks. | Connected through close association with Steve Bannon (a senior Trump adviser in 2016–2017) and Mercer-backed political/media infrastructure that supported Trump. | No connections found. | The New Yorker (Dec 23, 2019) – Schweizer, “Secret Empires,” and Ukraine/Biden narrative Washington Post (Mar 17, 2017) – Mercer funding for GAI Britannica – Steve Bannon bio (mentions GAI co-founded with Schweizer) |
| Alexander Smirnov | Investigations / legal cases | Role: Legal case/inquiry; Ukraine/Biden narrative | Former FBI confidential human source charged in 2024 with making false statements and creating false records in connection with allegations about Burisma and the Bidens; later reporting and filings discussed alleged contacts with Russian officials. | No connection found. | Prosecutors alleged he had contacts with Russian intelligence officials; these are allegations in court filings, not a conviction. | U.S. DOJ (Feb 15, 2024) – indictment announcement PBS NewsHour (Feb 21, 2024) – reporting on alleged Russia ties |
| John Solomon | U.S. media / commentary / research | Role: Media/research; Ukraine/Biden narrative | U.S. journalist and founder of Just the News; previously wrote columns for The Hill and appeared as a commentator. ProPublica reported on his coordination with Rudy Giuliani’s associates in advancing Ukraine-related allegations in 2019. | Worked with Giuliani-linked figures and published material supportive of Trump’s Ukraine/Biden narrative during the first impeachment era. | No connections found. | ProPublica (Oct 25, 2019) – Solomon and Giuliani associates FOIA complaint (Nov 20, 2019 PDF) – Solomon/State Dept communications The New Yorker (Dec 23, 2019) – Solomon described in impeachment-era reporting |
| Robert Herring Sr | U.S. media / commentary / research | Role: Media/research | American businessman; founder of Herring Networks and the owner of One America News Network (OAN), which became a prominent pro-Trump cable/satellite outlet. | Reuters described OAN as a network Donald Trump repeatedly praised and amplified, calling it the “hottest” on television. | Reuters reported that Herring lives with his third wife, described as a Russian immigrant/national. | Reuters Special Report (Oct 7, 2021) – profile of Herring and OAN |
| Ihor Kolomoyskyi | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; Ukraine/Biden narrative | Ukrainian billionaire and media owner; former co-owner of PrivatBank and former governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. | Reportedly approached by Rudy Giuliani during 2019 efforts to obtain Ukraine-related allegations about Joe Biden, per Reuters. | No connections found. | U.S. State Dept (Mar 5, 2021) – public designation for significant corruption DOJ (Jan 20, 2022) – civil forfeiture complaint re PrivatBank proceeds Reuters (Mar 5, 2021) – U.S. designates Kolomoyskyy; notes Giuliani approach |
| Bruce Marks | U.S. political operatives / lobbyists / consultants | Role: U.S. operative; OFAC / sanctions | American attorney and former Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker; leads the law firm Marks & Sokolov and has represented Russian and Ukrainian clients in U.S. courts. | Appeared as counsel with Trump ally John Eastman in a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court election-related filing for the Trump campaign, per Reuters. | Represents Russian interests in U.S. litigation; also reported as counsel for sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Serhiy (Sergey) Kurchenko, per Al Jazeera. | Reuters (Nov 27, 2023) – Marks as counsel with John Eastman in Trump campaign case Al Jazeera (Feb 8, 2018) – Kurchenko represented by Bruce Marks |
| Serhiy (Sergey) Kurchenko | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; OFAC / sanctions | Ukrainian businessman who rose rapidly in the early 2010s; later linked by U.S. authorities to sanctions-related conduct and misappropriation of Ukrainian state assets. | No connection found. | Sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury (OFAC) in 2015; U.S. DOJ filings describe him as sanctioned for misappropriating Ukrainian state assets/economically significant entities and relevant sanctions-evasion activity. | U.S. Treasury (Jul 30, 2015) – OFAC action (press release JL0133) U.S. DOJ (Apr 19, 2023) – sanctions violation case notes Kurchenko sanctioned in 2015 U.S. DOJ (Apr 19, 2024) – sentencing press release reiterating Kurchenko 2015 OFAC sanctions |
| Viktor Vekselberg | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business; OFAC / sanctions | Russian billionaire and founder of the Renova Group (a holding company with assets in energy, metals, and other sectors). The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Vekselberg and Renova in 2018 under Russia-related authorities. | A U.S. affiliate linked to Vekselberg’s Renova (Columbus Nova) paid Michael Cohen for consulting in 2017; Reuters also reported Cohen met Vekselberg’s cousin/associate shortly before Trump’s inauguration. | Russian oligarch; sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2018 and again targeted under later Russia-related actions. | U.S. Treasury (Apr 6, 2018) – Russia-related designations incl. Renova/Vekselberg ProPublica (May 9, 2018) – Columbus Nova payment to Cohen; Vekselberg link Reuters (May 25, 2018) – Cohen met Vekselberg associate before inauguration |
| Simon Kukes | Oligarchs & major business magnates | Role: Oligarch/business | Russian-born American oil executive and investor; served as CEO/Chairman of Yukos (2003–2004) and later led Samara-Nafta (a joint venture involving Hess), per executive biography and contemporaneous reporting. | Reporting described Kukes donating to pro-Trump committees in 2016 and being examined in reporting about Russia-linked money flows into Trump-aligned political funds. | Long career in the Russian oil sector (including Yukos/TNK-era roles) and reported contacts with Kremlin-linked figures in the context of political donations. | Equilar executive bio – Kukes career (Yukos; Samara-Nafta/Hess JV) YaleGlobal (Nov 4, 2003) – Yukos names Kukes CEO ABC News (Sep 26, 2017) – Mueller team questions Russia-linked money to Trump funds (incl. Kukes) The Guardian (Sep 28, 2018) – Kukes donations and claimed involvement in Trump campaign strategy |
| Sergei Askynov | Crimea/DPR/separatist officials | Role: Crimea/DPR; OFAC / sanctions; Crimea/DPR conflict | Name appears to refer to Sergey (Sergei) Aksyonov, a Russia-installed Crimean leader designated by the U.S. Treasury in 2014 under Ukraine-related sanctions authorities. | No connection found. | Designated by OFAC as a Crimea-based separatist leader (sanctioned under Ukraine-related authorities). | U.S. Treasury (Mar 17, 2014) – Aksyonov designated under E.O. 13660 OFAC Sanctions List Search – AKSYONOV entry |
| Anna Vladimirovna Anyukhin | Crimea/DPR/separatist officials | Role: Crimea/DPR; OFAC / sanctions; Crimea/DPR conflict | Name appears to refer to Anna Vladimirovna Anyukhina, a Crimean occupation official described by the U.S. Treasury as the so-called Minister for Property and Land Relations of Crimea and added to the SDN list in 2016. | No connection found. | Designated by OFAC in connection with Russia’s occupation/annexation of Crimea (Ukraine-related sanctions). | U.S. Treasury (Sep 1, 2016) – designation incl. Anyukhina OFAC Recent Actions (Sep 1, 2016) – SDN additions incl. ANYUKHINA |
| Anatoly Antanov | Russian state officials & diplomats | Role: Russian state | Name appears to refer to Anatoly Antonov, a Russian diplomat who served as Russia’s ambassador to the United States (2017–2024) and previously held senior defense/foreign ministry roles. | Served as Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the Trump administration (appointed 2017). | Senior Russian diplomat and former deputy defense minister/foreign ministry official; represented Russia in Washington during a period of intense U.S.–Russia tensions. | Wilson Center – Anatoly Antonov bio Reuters (Oct 5, 2024) – Antonov concludes term as ambassador PIR Center – Antonov career summary |
| Serhiy Arbuzov | Ukraine political figures | Role: Ukraine politics; OFAC / sanctions | Former head of Ukraine’s National Bank and a senior Yanukovych-era official who briefly served as acting prime minister in 2014; Ukrainian reporting says he fled to Russia and later faced Ukrainian sanctions. | No connection found. | Reported by Ukrainian outlets as having fled to Russia after the 2014 Revolution of Dignity; later targeted by Ukrainian sanctions as a pro-Russian figure. | Kyiv Independent (Apr 12, 2025) – Arbuzov sanctioned; believed to have fled to Russia NV English (Apr 12, 2025) – Arbuzov among sanctioned Yanukovych-era officials |
| Eduard Basurin | Crimea/DPR/separatist officials | Role: Crimea/DPR; OFAC / sanctions; Crimea/DPR conflict | Senior spokesman/official associated with the Russia-backed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) armed formations during the war in eastern Ukraine; designated by OFAC in 2016 under Ukraine-related authorities. | No connection found. | Sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for separatist-related activities connected to Russia’s destabilization of Ukraine. | OFAC Recent Actions (Sep 1, 2016) – SDN additions incl. BASURIN Federal Register (Sep 8, 2016) – notice listing BASURIN under E.O. 13660 EU sanctions tracker – Basurin listed |
| Darren (“Dan”) Beattie | Trump campaign / administration | Role: Trump-world official; State Dept public diplomacy; Revolver News | American political operative and media publisher; former Trump White House speechwriter and founder of the pro-Trump news site Revolver. Reported to have served in a senior U.S. State Department public-diplomacy role during Trump’s second term. | Former Trump White House staffer; later held a senior public-diplomacy role at the U.S. State Department in Trump’s second term (per reporting). | Married to russian Yulia Kirillova whose, Russian businessman Sergei Chernikov as deep connections. Beattie’s public commentary is often anti-NATO and pro-russia. | The Times ( | AP News |
| Dmitry Belik | Crimea/DPR/separatist officials | Role: Crimea/DPR; OFAC / sanctions; Crimea/DPR conflict | Russian politician and State Duma deputy representing Crimea/Sevastopol; sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in 2016 for activities related to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the situation in Ukraine. | No connection found. | Designated by OFAC under Ukraine-related sanctions authorities; listed on the SDN list. | U.S. Treasury (Nov 14, 2016) – sanctions incl. Dmitry Belik OFAC Sanctions List Search – BELIK entry |
| Denis Berezovsky | Crimea/DPR/separatist officials | Role: Crimea/DPR; Crimea/DPR conflict | Former Ukrainian navy commander who defected to Russia-backed Crimean authorities in March 2014 and was subsequently appointed to a senior post in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, according to contemporaneous reporting. | No connection found. | Defected to Russia-backed authorities during Crimea’s 2014 seizure and entered Russian military service; appointed to a Black Sea Fleet command role. | The Guardian (Mar 3, 2014) – Berezovsky defection and treason case context Kyiv Post (Mar 24, 2014) – Shoigu appoints Berezovsky to Black Sea Fleet role TASS (Mar 24, 2014) – Shoigu appointment announcement |
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