The Russians wanted the large uranium mines in the Stans.. Our uranium mines in the US are small and the uranium can't leave the country.
Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation Amid Russian Uranium Deal (Published 2015)
As the Russian atomic energy agency gradually took charge of a company that controls one-fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States, a stream of cash made its way to the former president’s charitable organization.
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