Oh, so, whether it's wrong, immoral or "treason" to do business in Russia depends on whether a person who is involved in business in Russia runs for President?
Once a person commits that sin, he or she is compromised?
"I want to also thank the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S.-Russia Business Council, the American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow, and all the organizations who helped bring our countries together not just today but every day.
Many of you joined us at the business summit during my visit to Moscow one year ago, and it is good to see you again. I noted then that you’re part of a long tradition of commerce and trade between our peoples. Long before Russia and the United States even exchanged ambassadors, we exchanged goods.
....Some have even wondered whether our Declaration of Independence may have been signed with goose quills from Russia....
Companies represented here today are moving forward with a series of major trade and investment deals that will create jobs for both Americans and Russians across many sectors, from aerospace, to automotive engineering, to the financial sector and high-technology.
I am especially pleased that Boeing and Russian Technologies are moving forward with a $4 billion deal
I believe that Russia belongs in the WTO. That’s good for Russia. It’s good for America. And it is good for the world economy.
... initiative to create a Russian Silicon Valley outside of Moscow. American companies and universities were among the first to invest in this effort. And I’m pleased that a number of you here today are going to be working with it as well....
.... there’s still a lot more that we can do to encourage trade and investment....
.... ultimately, it’s...the private sector, our entrepreneurs -— who create jobs and unleash economic growth. It’s the market that’s been the most powerful force in history for creating opportunity and prosperity....we are going to make even more progress, sell more goods, create more jobs, get more cross-border financing than ever before. " https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/th ... ess-summit
January 24, 2010, remarks by President Barack Obama on the increase in and merits of trade and commerce between the US and Russia, and investment in Russia, as Russia moved toward joining the World Trade Organization (which it did in 2012).
Apparently, not that long ago, it was super-cool and super-patriotic even, to take business and investment to Russia. Even the President said that it was really cool. The President was encouraging people to go do business in Russia. I guess he was encouraging them to disqualify themselves from public office?