Putin Envoy Claims ‘Deal Close’ on War With US and Ukraine Despite Sanctions
- Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev stated that Russia, the US, and Ukraine are 'quite close to a diplomatic solution' to the war in Ukraine, showing cautious optimism despite setbacks in peace efforts.
- Dmitriev denied that the planned summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was canceled, suggesting it would likely occur later.
- US sanctions on Russia's oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, were announced, which Dmitriev claimed would raise gasoline prices in the US.
- European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer, have refused a peace deal involving territorial concessions, insisting that 'only Ukraine can decide its territorial future'.
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Kremlin official says Russia and Ukraine are close to a peace deal, urges respect for Moscow’s interests
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, is actively engaging with the U.S. press during a visit to the United States, seeking to lay out Russia’s perspective on ending the war in Ukraine. In two interviews with major networks - CNN and Fox News - Dmitriev said Russia and Ukraine, with U.S. involvement, are close to ending the conflict through diplomacy. According to Dmitriev, the process is moving faster than many in Washingt…
Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, told CNN that Ukraine, Russia and the United States are "quite close" to finding a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.
Kirill Dmitriev is also said to have met with Steve Witkoff, but otherwise his visit to the US is quite mysterious.
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