The United States is considering the possibility of removing sanctions from the investment fund of Putin's chief negotiator, Kirill Dmitriev. The New York Times reported this to the publication by sources familiar with the progress of negotiations between Russia and the United States. According to them, the Russian side insisted on removing the sanctions from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) as part of the negotiations on the organization's participation in the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the United States. An American official, on condition of anonymity, confirmed to the publication that the administration of US President Donald Trump is considering the fund's request to remove the sanctions within the framework of the procedures established in order to "improve US-Russian relations and help end the war". The interlocutor of the "New York Times" praised the head of the foundation, Kirill Dmitriev, calling him a "useful emissary" for American negotiators in the discussions on the resolution of the war in Ukraine.