On October 24, Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said he believed his country, the United States and Ukraine are close to a diplomatic solution to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Speaking to CNN after arriving in Washington for talks with US officials, Dmitriev said that a meeting between Donald Trump and Putin had not been cancelled, as the US president described it, and that the two leaders will likely meet at a later date.The planned summit was put on hold on Tuesday, as Russia’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire cast a cloud over attempts at negotiations. Trump said he cancelled the planned meeting with Putin in Budapest because of a lack of progress in diplomatic efforts toward ending the war and a sense that the timing was off.
However, Dmitriev on Friday said, “I believe Russia and the U.S. and Ukraine are actually quite close to a diplomatic solution.”
Dmitriev in his comments did not offer details of what this would entail.
Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

