Dmitriev arrives in US for talks with Trump representatives – Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is meeting in the U.S. with senior members of the Trump administration.

According to Ukrinform, Reuters reported this citing its own informed sources.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev ​is currently in the U.S. and ‌is meeting members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for discussions on a peace ​deal for Ukraine and U.S.-Russia economic ​cooperation," the report says.

It is noted that the visit was arranged before the expiration on April 11 of a sanctions waiver introduced by the United States for the purchase of Russian oil.

"The United ​States issued a 30-day waiver for countries ​to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently ‌stranded ⁠at sea, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by ​Iran war," Reuters recalls.

As Ukrinform reported, the waiver was introduced on March 9 following a phone conversation between Putin and Trump and Dmitriev's visit to the United States, during which he met with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff.

Dmitriev has been under sanctions by the United States, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand since February 2022.