Rome/Moscow: For a trip that would later spawn political intrigue and legal fallout, US President Donald Trump’s 2013 visit to Moscow was surprisingly short. It appears he spent no more than two nights there on his jaunt to the Miss Universe pageant he co-owned. Through that weekend, Trump hobnobbed with Russian-Azerbaijani pop star Emin Agalarov, the son of the pageant’s host. Agalarov is the founder of Crocus Group, one of Russia’s largest real-estate companies, which was hosting the Miss Universe contest at one of its concert halls. In another meeting, Trump saw vodka tycoon Roustam Tariko, the founder of Russian Standard Corp., another Miss Universe sponsor, according to Tariko.

Source: Mint July 14, 2017 15:22 UTC