The representative of the Russian delegation, Kirill Dmitriev, heading the National Welfare Fund of the Russian Federation, told CNN that he had already met with representatives of the US President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia. Officially negotiations between the USA and the Russian Federation in Riyadh should only begin on February 18.

“All I can say is that they can solve problems. And I think that President Trump is an excellent resolve of problems, ”Dmitriev said.

According to the Russian, negotiators from the United States have not yet made any direct promises to the Russian representatives.

“I think that the promise is this: let's conduct a dialogue, let's find the best solution for our countries, for other countries, for the world community,” the Russian added.

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According to Dmitriev, the Russian Federation allegedly does not seek first of all to mitigate sanctions against itself. The representative of the terror-terror said that the American and Russian economies can benefit from joint work.

“I think it is very important to build bridges. I think that relations between the United States and Russia are very important for the world, ”the Russian representative added.

According to CNN sources, aware of the appointment, the Kremlin invited Dmitriev to focus on restoring economic ties between the United States and Russia, since both parties are trying to conclude a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Dmitriev recently collaborated closely with the US messenger in the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Bin Salman to ensure the dismissal of American teacher Mark Fogel from Russia.

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Recall that the teams of representatives of the United States and Russia decided to meet in Riyadh in order to start peace negotiations (or preparation for them) on the diplomatic settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Nobody officially warned Kyiv about this. And although American President Donald Trump assured that the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will participate in negotiations, he did not specify the format and time of its involvement.

Zelensky said that Ukraine is not participating in the negotiations of the United States and the Russian Federation in Saudi Arabia and will not recognize them. At the same time, the special representative of the US President in Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogo said that Ukraine will not impose a peace agreement.

It was reported that the chief Kremlin adviser in foreign policy Yuri Ushakov, director of the foreign intelligence service Sergey Naryshkin and financier Kirill Dmitriev may participate in the negotiations.. According to Bloomberg, the latter can play the role of an unofficial intermediary between representatives of Trump and the Kremlin.

The Munich Conference brightly demonstrated the gap formed between Europe and the USA after Donald Trump's White House came to the White House. “Shock and awe”, obviously, becomes the main “diplomatic” style of the new American administration. Will Trump apply this technique to Putin? Who will be in shock, and who will tremble after the American-Russian meeting in Saudi Arabia? What to expect to Ukraine from negotiations about her without her? Its forecasts in the article “The USA has two ways to ensure security for Ukraine. The main results of the Munich Conference ”is given by the head of the Department of the National Institute of Strategic Research Alexei Izhak.