Dmitriev's trip to Washington proved fruitless for Russia.
The Kremlin was unsuccessful in rescuing its rapport with Trump.
Kirill Dmitriev, the chief of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), who hurried to Washington in an effort to restore ties with the Donald Trump government, seems to have gone back to Moscow with no gains.
Neither the Russian nor the American authorities announced any notable advancement after Dmitriev’s journey, which occurred a number of days after Trump called off a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest and enacted restrictive penalties against Rosneft and Lukoil.
“I'm not going to squander time,” Trump stated regarding the likelihood of meeting with Putin as Dmitriev was concluding his sojourn in Washington.
He also deemed the Kremlin's declarations concerning the debut of the novel Burevestnik missile “unsuitable” and referenced the American nuclear submarine dispatched to Russian waters.
Russian state news outlets alleged Dmitriev spent three days in the US in discussions. Nevertheless, The Telegraph points out that no high-ranking officials were present in Washington during his stay: Trump himself, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were all on an overseas tour of Asia.
Dmitriev granted interviews to CNN and Fox News, where he affirmed that the Russian financial system is expanding despite sanctions, and that the Russian military never targets non-combatants. He also mentioned he had conveyed details regarding the Burevestnik to American functionaries.
It is vital that this data is relayed straight to the upper echelon and significant individuals within the US presidential administration, Dmitriev remarked.
