ow profile, was a key link between a senior member of the Trump campaign and a powerful ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin." In an interview, "Boyarkin told TIME this fall that he was in touch with Trump's then-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, in the heat of the presidential race on behalf of the R

hat the man, Victor Boyarkin, had links to the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump." However, "a months-long investigation by TIME...found that Boyarkin, a former arms dealer with a high forehead and a very low profile, was a key link between a senior member of the Trump campaign and a powerful ally