KERRY BISHOP IN A POST IN X: TRUMP’S REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH PUTIN ON PEACE AT ALL. IN THE OUTLINE OF A PEACE PROCESS, THEY DISCUSS FUTURE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS – THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DIPLOMACY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE REALITY OF SANCTIONS BEHIND THESE HEADLINES. ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, REPRESENTATIVES OF TRUMP AND PUTIN DISCUSSED:
- The sale of international assets of Na'alit Ho to a group of investors with extensive connections;.
- A gas project in Alaska, from which managers have previously retired, is concerned about hidden Russian funding.
- Increasing the supply of Russian gas to Europe. At the same time, the issue of easing sanctions was discussed. However, the most profitable sectors of the Russian economy - including those that appeared in negotiations with Trump representatives - are subject to sectoral sanctions; There are also restrictions on access to the banking system and investment bans. Even if the sanctions are lifted, it does not mean that independent commercial entities will want to purchase anything (remember, for example, the diesel deal, which no American company wanted to be associated with). It is worth paying attention to how the situation will develop with Kirill Dmitriev's request to remove the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) from the sanctions lists. As Now reports, the US Treasury is reviewing this request in a standard way - which means the applicant must prove that the reasons that served as a basis for imposing sanctions are no longer relevant. The initial reason was that RDIF is owned and controlled by the Russian state. Since this state of affairs has not changed, the request will not be approved in the normal procedure. If RDIF is still not included in the lists, that means it happened on the direct order of Trump's representatives.