Jared Kushner sounds like a very bright young man, and maybe, "the power behind the throne" that will keep it on balance.

"Secret", or more commonly called, "back-channel" communications with one's adversary, is a very old, but proven-to-be very helpful way of keeping what seems to be an untenable international political situation, in balance.

The resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 through "back-channel" communications is only one of a myriad of examples where it has been demonstrated that back-channels (secret) communications save the day.

Kushner is obviously very intelligent, and anyone who thinks secret communications with the Russians (or any other "bad guys") is bad, obviously don't know their history.