Dmitriev made the statement after a visit to the United States against the backdrop of the cancellation of Putin’s meeting with the head of the White House, Donald Trump, and Washington’s imposition of new sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil.
Putin's envoy expressed confidence that “we are on the path to peace.”
When asked whether peace in Ukraine is possible within a year, Dmitriev replied: “I believe in it.”
Earlier, during a visit to the United States, Putin's envoy said that the Russian Federation and the United States were close to a “diplomatic solution” to the war.
