Blackwater founder met secretly in Seychelles to establish Trump-Putin back channel
The United Arab Emirates arranged the secret meeting — nine days before Donald Trump's inauguration — between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President VladiÂmir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and the president-elect, according to U.S., European and Arab officials. The White House said it was not aware of any meetings and Prince had no role in the transition.
By Adam Entous, Greg Miller, Kevin Sieff and Karen DeYoung 1 hour ago
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