Blackwater Founder Held Secret Seychelles Meeting to Establish Trump-Putin Back Channel Posted by Editor on April 5, 2017 in Russia “The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince (brother of Betsy DeVos) and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and President-elect Donald Trump, according to U.S., European and Arab officials.” Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Russia