1987
First Trip to Russia
Donald Trump along with then wife Ivana travel to the former Soviet Union for the first time at the invitation of the Soviet ambassador to Washington to discuss luxury hotel projects with state tourism company Intourist.
1988
Kremlin Negotiations
Trump asks the Reagan White House to allow him to lead nuclear disarmament negotiations with the Kremlin but is turned down.
FILE – A doorman stands as people walk past the Trump Tower in New York, May 23, 2016.
1988
Trump Tower Tour
Trump offers Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and wife Raisa to tour Trump Tower during their visit to New York, but the tour never happens.
1996-2008
Trump Visits Moscow to Trademark Name
Trump visits Moscow and trademarks his name, touting real estate development projects. At least seven other trademark registrations follow over the next decade.
FILE – Victor Andino of the Catano mayor’s office, examines the head of Christopher Columbus as it sits in a park along with 2,000 other pieces that will make up this 660-ton statue in Catano, Puerto Rico, Jan. 27, 1999. The statue was a gift to Puerto Rico from Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli
1997
Trump Tries to Erect Statue
Trump plans to erect a giant statue of Christopher Columbus, created by a Russian sculptor and donated by the government of Boris Yeltsin, on a new development along the Hudson. The statue ends up in Puerto Rico.
1997
Retired Russian General Meets Trump
Retired Russian General Alexander Lebed meets Trump at Trump Tower in New York as Lebed mulls a presidential run to replace Yeltsin.
1998
Trump Criticizes Yeltsin
Trump calls Yeltsin a “tough hombre” who is running a country that is “a disaster.”
FILE – Bottles from a new line of premium vodka affiliated with Donald Trump and bearing the name Trump Super Premium Vodka in New York City, Oct. 6, 2006.
2005
Trump vodka
Trump licenses his name to Drinks Americas Holdings to make “24K Super Premium Trump Vodka.” It sells only 8,000 cases before ceasing production.
2007
Millionaires Fair
Trump travels to Moscow for the annual Millionaires Fair.
2007-2008
Looking for Deals
Donald Trump Jr. visits Russia a half-dozen times looking for deals and says Russians are among big buyers of Trump properties.
2008
Multimillion-dollar Deal
Russian fertilizer tycoon Dmitri Rybolovlev buys Trump’s Palm Beach mansion for $95 million. Trump makes $54 million on the deal.
2010
Real Estate Company Founded
Trump turns to Bayrock Group, a real estate company founded by a former Soviet official, for funding to develop Trump SoHo.
FILE – Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler, Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, and businessman Aras Agalarov take part in a news conference after the Miss Universe pageant at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow Nov. 9, 2013.
2013
Miss Universe Pageant
Trump strikes a $20 million deal with Aras Agalarov, a billionaire real estate developer and ally of Putin, to host the Miss Universe Pageant in Moscow and announces Trump Tower Moscow talks.
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