Vekselberg and Renova are both under U.S. sanctions imposed in retaliation for Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

维克塞尔伯格和列诺瓦目前都在美国的制裁名单上，美国此举则是为了报复俄罗斯干预2016年美国大选一事。

Perhaps most intriguing, though, are the $500,000 in payments to Essential Consultants from Columbus Nova, a New York investment firm whose biggest client is the Renova Group, which is, in turn, controlled by the Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.

也许，那些款项中最有趣的要数哥伦布诺瓦公司给“必要咨询”的那50万美元了，哥伦布诺瓦是纽约的一家投资公司，其最大的客户是列诺瓦集团，而后者的控制权掌握在俄罗斯寡头维克托·维克塞尔伯格的手里。