Dmitriev Always Reports to Putin on Contacts With US Officials, Kremlin Says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Kirill Dmitriev, who has served as an intermediary in contacts between Moscow and Washington, keeps President Vladimir Putin informed of his discussions with US representatives, Russia's state news agency TASS reported.

According to Peskov, Dmitriev continues to raise economic issues with US counterparts in the context of a possible resumption of business ties between the two countries, TASS said.

Role in US-Russia contacts

Dmitriev, who heads Russia's sovereign wealth fund and has taken part in several rounds of talks with US officials in recent years, has emerged as one of the Kremlin's main channels for engagement with Washington on economic matters. Peskov's comments, as relayed by TASS, underscored that any such contacts are conducted with the Kremlin's knowledge and that Dmitriev reports back to Putin on their content.

The spokesman did not detail the specific topics discussed in the most recent contacts or name the US officials involved, according to the TASS report.

Business and governmental ties between Russia and the United States have been sharply curtailed since 2022 amid Western sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine, and periodic contacts between officials from both countries have drawn close attention as a possible signal of changing relations.

TASS did not provide further details on when the conversations referenced by Peskov took place or whether any concrete agreements resulted from them.