It's the same with any administration of the past and/or present. And this will continue with the future ones as well. Public policy says this, but reality says that when confronted with a sticky situation. That's how international affairs go... Just think of it like business when you are trying to get what you want; you make deals, almost any sort of deal, even off the books, depending on how valuable it is to you, with any one who offers you the info to get an upper hand so that your business can go on flourishing.
An interesting story. But other than that, so what's there to see here?