NYT: KUSHNER'S MEETING WITH GORKOV,THE HEAD OF BANK, WAS TO ESTABLISH A DIRECT LINK wITH PUTIN.

This is slightly different from Reuters' interview with law enforcement officials,who stated it for lifting sanctions in return for loans to people linked to Trump.

The slight difference is that Gorkov by that time was coming under increased scrutiny by the US and Jared wanted a more secure line of communication.