"Progress will be in 2-3 months": Riyadh began a meeting of delegations of the Russian Federation and the USA, details (video)
Before the meeting, a representative of the Russian delegation and the head of the Russian State Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev reported that the negotiations will last two to three months and only then progress. Dmitriev's statements were published in the Telegram channel Roszmi "Smotra". Dmitriev explained that the main purpose of meeting Americans and Russians is to improve relations between the two countries.
According to him, the previous White House administration, during President Joe Biden, "did not try to understand Russia" and engaged in "ideological dogmas. " Meanwhile, the new US President Donald Trump is the hope of holding a "positive discussion" when the Kremlin's position is "clearly heard," the delegation member said.
"The whole world is watching whether the United States and the Russian Federation can improve relationships, because our best relationships will solve a large number of global tasks and the problems that are facing the world now," the official said. One of the areas of conversation will affect economic issues, Dmitriev said. He reported that he had transferred a special plate with the loss of US companies because of the war of the Russian Federation.
The calculations showed that losses - about $ 300 billion, the largest in the field of IT and media. The official also pointed out the error in Trump's politics. The US President mentioned the "harm of sanctions for Russia", but instead the sanctions "helped her become more independent," the official said. Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry published the first photos and videos with negotiation.
It can be seen that from the Russian side at the table sits the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation on foreign policy issues Yuri Ushakov. On the US side - three US top officials. There are also two representatives of the Saudi Arabian government. It should be noted that in Saudi Arabia there is a meeting of delegations of the United States and Russia, which neither EU representatives nor Ukraine have been invited.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the delegations would not talk about Ukraine. According to him, it will be about the relations of the two countries, preparation for the personal meeting of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. It is only then that the Russian-Ukrainian war will come, the official said. Meanwhile, CNN has published Dmitriev's comment on the first contacts with the US delegation. The Russian representative stated that Donald Trump is able to negotiate well and find solutions.