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Sanctioned Russian Bank Wooed D.C. With Glitzy Parties and High-Powered Lobbyists
FOREIGN INFLUENCE
From hiring ex-congressmen to hosting the Bolshoi Ballet, VTB tried hard to convince Washington to drop sanctions.
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Published
May 31 2018
4:49AM EDT
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