Putin Envoy, U.S. Officials Discussed Ukraine War and Energy Initiatives, U.S. Official Says
Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin's special envoy and head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, held talks with US officials in Washington on ending the Ukraine war, a US official said. The official said the discussions covered a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and possible US-Russia energy initiatives after the war ends. Sources familiar with preparations said Dmitriev met representatives of the US Treasury and Energy departments, after a Trump-Zelensky meeting in New York and earlier Moscow talks between Putin and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Why it matters: The visit places postwar energy initiatives inside the diplomatic track on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the briefing's energy and conflict theme.