US EditionRussia Holds 'Productive' Talks with US
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and U.S. officials including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed energy crisis and economic cooperation, agreeing to maintain contact amid global tensions.
- Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev joined a productive meeting with U.S. negotiators in Florida on March 12, 2026, marking the first talks since the Iran war.
- Amid an energy crisis, the discussions followed the US lifting some sanctions on Russian oil earlier this week, Dmitriev said, to address global energy stability.
- U.S. roving envoy Steve Witkoff said teams discussed a variety of topics and agreed to stay in touch, with attendees including Jared Kushner and White House senior adviser Josh Gruenbaum.
- Dmitriev said he held meetings in the United States with the heads of the working group on economic cooperation on instructions from President Vladimir Putin, discussing promising projects and the energy crisis.
- With Gulf supply squeezed, nearly 20 million barrels per day have been trapped since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz after February 28, and Trump said this week that Putin wanted to be 'helpful', highlighting energy and geopolitical stakes.
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Putin Envoy Kirill Dmitriev Meets With Witkoff and Kushner to Discuss Russian Energy
President Vladimir Putin’s economic envoy met with White House officials in Florida on Wednesday, marking the first talks between the two countries since the war in the Middle East put a pause on Ukraine peace negotiations.
The envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, announced that he had held a "productive meeting" in Florida on Wednesday with American negotiators, including Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special envoy.
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