Trump's allies had a plan to recognize Crimea's annexation and lift sanctions - and they was a trade off

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/trump-allies-secret-plan-lift-russian-sanctions-hatched-early-2016-campaign-report/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
The only missing part of this story was the trade off - the 10 per cent share in Rosneft.
Sooner or later the real story will come out.