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Russian envoy to meet Witkoff in United States, media reports say
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Posted on October 24, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 24, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev meets U.S. officials to discuss relations amid tensions and sanctions on Russian oil companies.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev was in the United States for meetings with Trump administration officials including special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to media reports on Friday.
Dmitriev was expected to meet Trump administration officials "to continue discussions about the U.S.-Russia relationship," CNN reported, citing sources with knowledge of the visit. Axios reported that Dmitriev would meet Witkoff in Miami on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia's two biggest oil companies with sanctions this week to press the Kremlin leader to end the war in Ukraine. Trump spoke to Putin last week and said he planned to meet Putin soon, but U.S. officials have said the meeting is on hold.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Susan HeaveyEditing by Katharine Jackson and Peter Graff)
The main topic is the diplomatic meeting between Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and U.S. officials amid tensions.
Kirill Dmitriev is a special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, involved in diplomatic discussions with the U.S.
The U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies are part of efforts to pressure Russia regarding the Ukraine conflict.
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