GOP senators protect Trump administration’s plan to lift Russian sanctions - The Washington Post: Analysis

Democrats fall short in effort to block easing of sanctions against key Putin ally....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/01/16/gop-senators-protect-trump-administrations-plan-lift-russian-sanctions/

Senate Republicans Vote Down Effort to Maintain Sanctions on Russian Oligarch's Companies - Mother Jones

Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, defeated a bipartisan bid to keep sanctions in place against companies owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/01/senate-republicans-vote-down-effort-to-maintain-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-companies/

Oligarch’s jet made suspicious visit to US hours before Manafort met with Russian ex-spy — and Congress wants to know why - Raw Story

Congressional investigators are looking at an August 2016 landing of a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in New Jersey as part of their probe of U.S. election interference. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/oligarchs-jet-made-suspicious-visit-us-hours-manafort-met-russian-ex-spy-congress-wants-know/

Manafort Had $60 Million Relationship With a Russian Oligarch - NBC News

Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, has much stronger financial ties to a Russian oligarch than have been previously reported....
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/manafort-had-60m-relationship-russian-oligarch-n810541

Russian Oligarch Once Close To Manafort Wants Immunity To Testify

A Russian oligarch who once employed former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has asked for full immunity in order to testify before Congress about Russia's interference in the 2016 election, the New York Times reported Saturday.

Congressional officials told the Times that the committees leading investigations were unwilling to meet Oleg Deripaska's terms out of concern that such an arrangement would complicate the work of federal investigators. ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/oleg-deripaska-wants-congressional-immunity-testify-russia-probe