A close advisor to Vladimir Putin in Washington. He revealed the effects of the conversations
Dmitrijew, head of the Russian Fund of Direct Investment (RFPI), who went to Washington a few days ago, expressed “cautious optimism” about the dialogue between the US and Russia. He emphasized, however, that there are still “many opponents” of conversations between two countries.
During his visit to Washington, Dmitryjew met, among others With a special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff, for months participating in negotiations regarding the truce in the war of Russia against Ukraine.
On Thursday, the Kremlin envoy assessed in an interview with Fox News that US President Donald Trump not only stopped the outbreak of World War III, but has already achieved great progress in talks about the end of the war in Ukraine.
Kiriłł Dmitrijew. What do we know about him?
49-year-old Dmitrijew belongs to the group of Putin's closest associates. He is even considered his possible successor by analysts. The head of the RFPI was educated in the United States and can boast of the Diploma of the Stanford University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics, and then pass through the prestigious Business School at Harvard University.
Dmitryjew was born in Kiev, and then served in the Kremlin, whose host in 2022 invaded Ukraine. During his career as a financier, he collaborated, among others with American and French companies. According to the reports of the Russian editorial office of BBC, Dmitryjew already tried to establish relations with Trump's surroundings in 2016.
