Dmitryev holds constructive talks with U.S. officials on Ukraine and…
Kyrill Dmitryev, Russia's special presidential envoy, held constructive talks in Washington with U.S. officials from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Energy, focusing on ending the war in Ukraine and potential post-war energy cooperation. The meetings followed previous discussions in New York with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Consensus
- Kyrill Dmitryev, Russia's special envoy, met with U.S. officials in Washington.
- The meetings took place on Monday, 28 September.
- Dmitryev met with representatives from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy.
- The talks were described as 'constructive' by sources.
- Topics included ending the war in Ukraine and possible post-war energy cooperation between Russia and the U.S.
- The meetings occurred in addition to prior talks in New York with U.S. envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- The discussions followed a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York on 22 September.
Points of divergence
- President Donald Trump supported the idea of easing sanctions against Russia in exchange for the release of some Russian political prisoners. — vm
- The meeting between Trump and Zelensky in New York was described by Zelensky as discussing a possible energy truce. — tg_echoonline_news
- Trump told Fox News on 28 September that he demanded Zelensky 'slow down' in attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure. — vesti
- Dmitryev met with U.S. envoys in New York on 25 September, and the Kremlin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow and Washington see potential economic cooperation as potentially beneficial. — vedomosti
- The meetings in Washington were conducted in addition to the New York talks with U.S. envoys. — interfax
Coverage (9 sources)
- Reuters: Dmitriev held 'constructive' talks with US officials on Ukraine — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin's special envoy held 'constructive' talks with US officials — Reuters — ЭХО / Новости
- Special Envoy of the Kremlin Kirill Dmitriev met with American officials in Washington — Радио Свобода
- Media learned who Dmitriev met in the USA — Вести
- Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev discussed conflict resolution in Ukraine with US officials in Washington... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Dmitriev held energy cooperation talks in Washington — Ведомости
- Dmitriev held meetings with US Treasury and Energy Department staff — Интерфакс
- RIA News: Dmitriev met with representatives of the US Treasury and Energy Departments — Коммерсантъ
- Reuters: Dmitriev held constructive meeting on Ukraine with US officials — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Kirill Dmitriev
- USA
- Reuters
- Washington
- Ukraine
- Russia
- RIA Novosti
- Moscow
- Ministry of Finance
- White House
- Ministry of Energy
- New York
- Special Envoy of Putin
- Steve Whitcomb
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