Kirill Dmitriev plays a key role in trying to convince Donald Trump's team to start economic cooperation with Russia even before the end of the war in Ukraine, Le Monde writes. According to the publication, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation promotes to the US government the idea of ​​mutually beneficial projects between Moscow and Washington in energy, civil aviation, mining of rare earth metals, artificial intelligence and other technological fields. One of the Russian diplomats called the latest agreement on the supply of Russian diesel a possible first step towards wider cooperation. "He knows that Mr. Trump and his representatives prefer mega-projects," notes researcher Andrey Pertsev. According to Le Monde, Dmitriev's strategy is already yielding a certain result: Steve Witkoff is showing interest in large joint projects, and the Trump administration's approach to relations with Moscow is becoming more favorable for Russia.

Kirill Dmitriev plays a key role in trying to convince Donald Trump's team to start economic cooperation with Russia even before the end of the war in Ukraine, Le Monde writes. According to the publication, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation promotes to the US government the idea of ​​mutually beneficial projects between Moscow and Washington in energy, civil aviation, mining of rare earth metals, artificial intelligence and other technological fields. One of the Russian diplomats called the latest agreement on the supply of Russian diesel a possible first step towards wider cooperation. "He knows that Mr. Trump and his representatives prefer mega-projects," notes researcher Andrey Pertsev. According to Le Monde, Dmitriev's strategy is already yielding a certain result: Steve Witkoff is showing interest in large joint projects, and the Trump administration's approach to relations with Moscow is becoming more favorable for Russia.