WASHINGTON: The Trump administration's back-to-back controversies over its Russian ties now have at least one thing in common: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Moscow's top diplomat in the US has become the Kevin Bacon of the Trump White House's Russia imbroglio. A Washington fixture with a sprawling network, he has emerged as the central figure in the investigations into Trump advisers' connections with Russia. Intelligence officials have since concluded Moscow ordered the hacks to tilt the election toward Trump. At the urging of some in his own party, Sessions recused himself from the Department of Justice's investigation. Still, Democrats called for him to step down.Observers note Kislyak is a somewhat unlikely figure to cause controversy.

Source: Times of India March 03, 2017 03:45 UTC