"Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's state investment fund (RDIF), is widely seen as one of the architects behind Donald Trump's 28-point plan for a peace in Ukraine. A Stanford graduate, he not only boasts a close relationship with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, but also with influential power brokers across the Arab world. Together with his business experience and ties to the family of Russian President Vladimir Putin, this resume has made him an ideal choice for the role of Russia's unofficial alternative negotiator."
"His importance to the Kremlin since the start of Donald Trump's second term as US president in January 2025, when Kirill Dmitriev emerged as one of Russia's main negotiators on Ukraine peace talksand broader Russian-American relations. In February 2025, Putin appointed him presidential special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries. This came just days after the first meeting between Russian and US representatives in Riyadh, in which Dmitriev took part. Today, Dmitriev serves as one of the Kremlin's key channels for diplomacy, according to former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev."
""Dmitriev is the channel to Witkoff," Bondarev says. "He's a vulnerable actually, very weak link in the Trump administration. They're all relatively weak, but this one is the weakest. That's why Dmitriev has been assigned to work with him, trying to advance Russia's approach via this particularly weak point.""
Kirill Dmitriev leads Russia's RDIF and is credited with shaping aspects of Donald Trump's 28-point Ukraine peace plan. He holds close ties to Jared Kushner, influential Arab power brokers, and the family of Vladimir Putin, combining political and business networks. In January 2025 Dmitriev emerged as a primary Russian negotiator on Ukraine and Russian-American relations. In February 2025 he was appointed presidential special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries. Dmitriev participated in early Russia-US meetings in Riyadh and functions as a Kremlin channel to US special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to a former diplomat.
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