Kirill Dmitriev

Hegseth’d like to see Zelenskyy, Trump and Putin together at a dinner table

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would like to have President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy together at a dinner table, he said on Kate Miller’s podcast on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 02:52 PM

Witkoff–Kushner–Putin talks produce no breakthrough

The Kremlin meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner concluded after nearly five hours on Dec. 2, seemingly producing no tangible results.

3 December 2025, 01:05 AM

Putin convinced Trump to withhold Tomahawks; Witkoff in hot water over phone leaks

In continuing fallout from Bloomberg’s reporting on exactly how U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff weaved Russian policy goals into an ostensibly U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, it looks like Russian dictator Vladimir Putin managed to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to refuse arming Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

27 November 2025, 02:25 AM

28-point U.S. peace plan traced to Kremlin blueprint — Reuters

The U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine, consisting of 28 points, was based on a document prepared by Russia, Reuters wrote on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 12:12 PM

Kremlin dismisses reports it scripted parts of U.S.-backed peace plan

Russian official Kirill Dmitriev claimed that Bloomberg article publishing a transcript of his conversation with Putin’s aide Yuriy Ushakov about the so-called U.S. peace plan is “fake” in his post on X, published on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 09:20 AM

Witkoff advances Kremlin’s interests; key peace plan points remain unresolved

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has emerged as a key figure helping Russia corner Washington into forcing Ukraine to accept Moscow’s capitulation terms, based on thorough reporting by Bloomberg on Nov. 25, backed by transcripts of calls between Witkoff and senior Russian officials.

26 November 2025, 04:18 AM

Moscow used Witkoff to present its capitulation demands as U.S.-backed peace plan—Bloomberg

Senior Russian officials orchestrated a diplomatic maneuver persuading U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to present a list of the Kremlin’s demands as a U.S.-backed peace plan to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 02:46 AM

Trump hears Ukraine peace plan from aides as Zelenskyy listens on speakerphone

Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner read a 28-point Ukraine–Russia peace proposal to Donald Trump while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listened in by speakerphone during their private discussions with National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Axios reported on Nov. 17.

24 November 2025, 06:16 PM

EU leaders push back on U.S. peace plan shaped by Russian contact, reject army cap for Ukraine

European leaders have proposed key revisions to a controversial U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine that has drawn sharp criticism for including potential limits on Ukraine’s military and major territorial concessions, The Washington Post reported on Nov. 22, citing a copy of the document.

23 November 2025, 05:35 PM

Geneva talks expand after Russia gives U.S. plan demanding major concessions from Ukraine

The United States and Russia have jointly drafted a peace plan demanding sweeping concessions from Kyiv, prompting multilateral crisis talks in Geneva that have grown beyond initial U.S.-Ukraine consultations and are now seen as critical, Sky News reported on Nov. 23.

23 November 2025, 02:18 PM

Trump envoys’ Miami meeting with sanctioned Russian sparks backlash over Ukraine peace plan

A private meeting in Miami between Trump administration officials and a sanctioned Russian envoy has triggered concern in Washington and across Europe after it resulted in a 28-point proposal to end the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Nov. 22.

23 November 2025, 12:08 PM

Europe appalled by profit-seeking in Trump’s ‘peace deal’

European diplomats and officials have reacted with outrage to clauses in Donald Trump’s “peace plan” which include the Untied States siphoning some of Russia’s frozen assets for itself, Politico reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 11:21 PM

Moscow fails to win back Trump’s favor with Dmitriev visit—former Ukrainian FM Prystaiko

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev did not achieve much during his visit to the United States after a new round of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil, Vadym Prystaiko, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister (2019–2020) and Ambassador to the UK (2020–2023), told NV on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 09:55 PM

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent mocks Russian sanctions claim

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Russian special representative Kirill Dmitriev a propagandist while commenting on his assertion that U.S. sanctions will have “absolutely no effect on Russia's economy," Bessent said during a CBS News interview on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 12:10 PM

Kyiv warns over Putin’s envoy lobbying in U.S.

Ukraine’s diplomatic corps is calling for the renewal and strengthening of sanctions against Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s special envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Olha Stefanishyna told public broadcaster Suspilne on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 09:11 AM

ISW: Kremlin sends Dmitriev to U.S. to push propaganda as war pressure builds

The Kremlin is attempting to use the visit of Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), to the United States to push its narratives in the American information space, according to an Oct. 25 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

26 October 2025, 11:15 AM

Putin’s envoy Dmitriev claims US, Russia and Ukraine ‘close to diplomatic resolution’ of war

Russia is “close to a diplomatic resolution” with the United States and Ukraine that could end the war, according to Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported on Oct. 24.

25 October 2025, 11:35 AM

Russia blames Ukraine, Europe for stalling peace talks

Kirill Dmitriev, tapped by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to steer the nascent détente with the United States, claimed that Ukraine is “derailing” negotiations to end the Russo–Ukrainian war.

24 October 2025, 10:34 PM

Putin’s envoy Dmitriev arrives in U.S. to ‘discuss relations’ after new sanctions

Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev has arrived in the United States for what’s described as “official” talks, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russia, CNN reported on Oct. 24, citing informed sources.

24 October 2025, 04:35 PM

Dmitriev offers 'Putin–Trump tunnel' idea to Musk

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, appealed to Elon Musk with the idea of building a tunnel from Russia to Alaska across the Bering Strait in his post on X, published on Oct. 16.

17 October 2025, 12:01 PM

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