“Russia does not ask for the lifting of sanctions,” he said in response to the question of whether the relief of the condition of the Russian Federation for a ceasefire is to remove.
According to him, the growth rate of Russian GDP in 2024 allegedly amounted to 4% “compared to Europe, where it is only 1%.”
He also noted that American companies lost about $ 300 billion income, having left Russia due to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“I think sanctions can be lifted when American companies want to return, they will want to use business capabilities in Russia. But now Russia does not put forward any preliminary conditions and does not require specific messages in the sanctions policy,” Dmitriev said.
Also, in response to the presenter’s commentary that Russia is shelling Ukrainian energy, despite the agreements, Dmitriev noted that Ukraine allegedly violates the ceasefire, although this is not so.
“This is not reported in the press. And this, of course, should stop. I think that the truce at the facilities of energy infrastructure must be observed,” he added.
Context
On April 1, CNN, citing sources, wrote that Dmitriev would visit Washington this week. According to him, Dmitriev will meet with Whitkoff for negotiations, allegedly about “strengthening relations between the two countries seeking to end the war in Ukraine.”
Axios interlocutors, familiarized with the situation, said that sanctions from Dmitriev were lifted for seven days (the US Treasury was introduced against him). The American high -ranking official told the publication that indirect negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine have come to a dead end, and Dmitriev’s visit to the United States is part of the ongoing efforts to achieve the ceasefire in Ukraine.
On April 2, Dmitriev met with American officials in Washington, reported Reuters with reference to two sources among American officials. Sources informed that Dmitriev arrived in the United States at the invitation of the special representative of Trump Steve Whitkoff, who heads contacts with the Kremlin.
As the agency wrote, Dmitriev can play an important role in the resumption of relations between Moscow and Washington. Journalists recall that Dmitrieva, who was educated in Stanford and previously worked at Goldman Sachs, consider one of the most informed representatives of Russia about the United States. He has close ties with the main members of the Trump team and became the highest official of the Russian Federation who visited the United States since the full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine in 2022.
On April 3, Dmitriev stated that “numerous forces” are trying to “maintain tension” in relations between Russia and the USA.
