The meetings included a previously unreported sit-down with the head of Russia's state-owned development bank. Later that month, though, Kislyak requested a second meeting, which Kushner asked a deputy to attend in his stead, officials said. A White House spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, confirmed those meetings, saying in an interview that nothing of consequence was discussed and that they went nowhere. The meetings Kushner arranged with Kislyak all took place in December, during the transition, Hicks said. Kushner sent Avrahm Berkowitz, a White House aide.

Source: The Telegraph March 27, 2017 21:22 UTC