The United States is considering removing sanctions from Kirill Dmitriev's investment fund. Restrictions were introduced against it in the first days of the war, and then the organization was called Putin's "black money". The Donald Trump administration is considering the request of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for the removal of sanctions. The "New York Times" writes about this with reference to an anonymous American official. According to the interlocutor of the New York Times, the US Treasury may lift the sanctions on RDIF to improve relations with Russia. This should help "end the war". The head of the fund, the special representative of the Kremlin in the United States, Kirill Dmitriev, asked to remove the sanction from the RDIF. A New York Times source called him a "helpful emissary" in negotiations between Washington and Moscow. According to journalists, Dmitriev asked the Trump administration to remove the restrictions on RDIF during negotiations on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States. Then Putin's special envoy offered himself and his foundation to broker deals between Russia and the United States. The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Dmitriev and RDIF on February 28, 2022, four days after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. The department called the fund Putin's "black cash fund." RDIF attracted international investors to Russian companies and was de facto one of the tools for expanding the Kremlin's global influence.