The Kremlin is luring the Trump team with multi-billion dollar deals. Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is actively persuading the US administration to resume large-scale economic cooperation with Russia without waiting for a peace agreement. On the table are joint projects in energy, civil aviation, mining of rare earth metals, artificial intelligence and other technologies. According to Le Monde, Dmitriev studied well the attitude of Trump and his circle. "He knows that Mr. Trump and his representatives prefer mega-projects," explains Carnegie Center researcher Andrei Pertsev. The tactic seems to be working. US special envoy Steve Witkoff has become interested in the prospects of major deals, and the recently signed agreement on the supply of Russian diesel may be just the first step towards a larger partnership. Business with the Kremlin first, and peace sometime later?

The Kremlin is luring the Trump team with multi-billion dollar deals. Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is actively persuading the US administration to resume large-scale economic cooperation with Russia without waiting for a peace agreement. On the table are joint projects in energy, civil aviation, mining of rare earth metals, artificial intelligence and other technologies. According to Le Monde, Dmitriev studied well the attitude of Trump and his circle. "He knows that Mr. Trump and his representatives prefer mega-projects," explains Carnegie Center researcher Andrei Pertsev. The tactic seems to be working. US special envoy Steve Witkoff has become interested in the prospects of major deals, and the recently signed agreement on the supply of Russian diesel may be just the first step towards a larger partnership. Business with the Kremlin first, and peace sometime later?