A top Russian negotiator said his country and the United States were having “good discussions” to end the war in Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin after more than three years of fighting.
Kirill Dmitriev, close adviser to Putin and closed adviser to the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Washington, DC on Wednesday
Rdif and Dmitriev are Put under sanctions In February 2022, a few days after the full Russian invasion, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control was carried out by the U.S. Treasury Office.
The Ministry of Finance temporarily waived sanctions on Russian special envoys, so the State Department can give him a visa to enter the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in Moscow on April 2, 2021. ((Image by Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images))
Dmitryev praised Trump administration “Great progress” was made in peace talks and with the goal of not being engaged to Russia in the “Special Report” interview.
“Not trying to understand [the] Russia stands,” he said. “There is no real successful solution, President Trump[‘s] The team has done it – they understand what the solution space might be and have achieved the first ever downgrade in the conflict, which has prevented the strike on the energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine. ”
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Russia has repeatedly violated the energy ceasefire since its agreement in mid-March.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian National Police, firefighters put out the fire after attacking the Russian attack in the Ukrainian town of Ukraine (Friday, April 28, 20023) in an apartment building area in Ukrainian town, 200 km (125 miles) south of Kiev, Ukraine. (Ukrainian National Police through AP)
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Dmitriev said Ukraine also violated the energy infrastructure ceasefire, but claimed it did not get much coverage in the Western media.
President Donald Trump Extensive tariffs have been announced On Wednesday, it called itself a “liberation day” at the White House, targeting close allies and more than 180 countries and territories, and platoons the so-called “countdown” tariffs. Most notably, Russia is not on the list.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 2: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the trade announcement event “Make America Rich Again” held at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C. on April 2, 2025. Trump touted the event as “Liberation Day” and will announce other tariffs on goods imported to the United States (photos of Andrew Hanick/Getty) (Getty Image)
Finance Minister Scott Bessent Telling Fox News chief political host Bret Baier that neither Russia nor Belarus are included on the list of countries subject to tariffs because the United States does not trade with them and is subject to sanctions.
However, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative found in 2024 that the total U.S. trade in goods with Russia is estimated to be $3.5 billion.
Dmitryev says Russia is not On the tariff list The Trump administration is a “technical issue” when Washington and Moscow are committed to further peace negotiations and rebuilding ties and partnerships.
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On February 25, 2025, in Ukraine’s Ukrainian region, drive line excavators mine rare materials on Ukrainian soil. (Photo taken in Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images))
Dmitryev insisted that Putin wanted to reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine and claimed that Russia did not propose any premise for sanctions relief as part of the ceasefire agreement.
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The Kremlin said in late March that it will not impose a ceasefire in the Black Sea until the U.S. sanctions on Rosselkhozbank, the Russian state-owned Agricultural Bank and other unspecified financial organizations. War Institute A research team based in Washington, DC closely monitors Ukraine’s ever-changing frontlines.
