"Trump perfectly solves problems": the Russian Federation told about the first results of the meeting in Riyadh-CNN

CNN wrote about what topics the topics of the delegation of both countries. The agency reported that Correspondent Matthew Census spoke with a member of the Russian delegation - with the head of the State Fund for Welfare of Russia Kirill Dmitriev. Dmitriev stated that the main round of negotiations has not yet begun, but he had time to communicate with representatives of the American delegation.

According to him, there are no decisions yet, and the main message is about the continuation of contacts. In addition, the official noted that he likes as US President Donald Trump. "They perfectly solve problems. And I believe that President Trump perfectly solves problems. The promise is: let's have a dialogue, let's find the best solution for our countries, for other countries, for the world community," Dmitriev's words cnn. .

The Russian official denied that the main purpose of the Russian Federation in negotiations is to mitigate sanctions. According to him, the Russians simply seek to cooperate with the United States so that both countries "build bridges" and benefit from cooperation. Kirill Dmitriev is a 50-year-old financier and an investor who has been headed by the Russian direct investment fund since 2011 and has been sanctioned since 2022.

CNN wrote that he was in contact with the US Special Representative from the Middle East Stri Witcoff when he flew to Moscow to pick up an American citizen from a Russian prison. On the social network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, there is a message that 11 hours ago, the head of the ministry Sergey Lavrov arrived in Saudi Arabia. There are no other negotiations and meetings.

It should be noted that on February 18, a meeting with the Russians with the US delegation-with the State Secretary of Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Volz and Special Representative Steve Witcoff. The main topic of the conversation is the Russian-Ukrainian war. Ukraine is not invited to the meeting, with the safety advisor to Saudi Arabia also plans to be a participant in negotiations.