# Russian-American leads Trump's planned Caucasus trade route

https://mins.news/en/item/36988

- DW, 2026-08-29 16:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/russian-american-heads-trump-s-planned-caucasus-trade-route/a-78547064?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Russian-American businessman Konstantin Sokolov heads a new investment fund financing the planned “Trump Route,” a corridor through Armenia linking Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan. The US-backed fund is expected to invest across the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Sokolov has also built major holdings in Armenia’s telecommunications and mining sectors, drawing opposition concerns about security risks and concentrated foreign ownership.