A quietly downplayed or ignored element in that now-infamous intelligence dossier is the impact Russia's election interference has had influencing trade policy.
Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman have today published a joint assessment of the progress made in the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) since negotiations started in July 2013.
Die Verhandlungen zum Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der EU und den USA sind undurchsichtig, nur wenige Details dringen nach außen. Nun zeigt ein vertraulicher Vermerk, der SPIEGEL ONLINE vorliegt, wie taktisch die Amerikaner vorgehen.