He recalled that he had recently visited Washington and met with representatives of the US President Donald Trump and expressed cautious optimism that the dialogue between the Russian aggressor country and the states resumed.
“We see the beginning of respectful, good dialogue,” Dmitriev said.
The Russian politician emphasized that within two days he spent in Washington, “took place a very positive, frank conversation.”
“I think that our colleagues from the USA understand that it is necessary to resume the dialogue with Russia and that Russia has survived in the attempt of a strategic defeat that the administration [экс-президента США Джо] Biden tried to apply her, ”he said.
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April 2 Dmitriev – Kyivian, who has been living in the Russian Federation since 2000 and has been heading the RDPI over the past 24 years, – Meet with American officials in Washington, Reuters reported with reference to two sources among American officials. Sources informed that Dmitriev arrived in the United States at the invitation of Steve Witkoff, special representative of Trump.
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. On the same day, he said that Moscow does not ask the United States to lift sanctions as part of negotiations on the termination of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, and announced progress in negotiations with the United States and “acceptable” security guarantees for Ukraine.
On April 4, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on Dmitriev’s visit to the United States, said that Ukraine was tracking the movement of its enemies.
