Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, called the dialogue between Russia and the United States constructive.

The dialogue between Russia and the United States is ongoing, and it is quite constructive. Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), informed Pavel Zarubin about this on April 17.

However, according to him, there are still many issues that need to be resolved in this dialogue.

"It is very important that there is a dialogue. Of course, there are a lot of difficult issues that still need to be resolved. But the dialogue is ongoing, the dialogue is constructive. Therefore, time will tell," Dmitriev said, a fragment of the interview was published on the journalist's Telegram channel.

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US President Donald Trump's special envoy Stephen Witkoff said on Fox News on April 15 that the United States was moving forward to conclude a deal with Russia to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. He also noted that there is an opportunity to rebuild relations between Russia and the United States through a commercial partnership.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Witkoff in St. Petersburg on April 11. It was clarified that the topic of the negotiations was aspects of the Ukrainian settlement. Before the start of the talks, Peskov stated that the talks between the president and the special envoy were a good opportunity to convey to Trump the point of view of the Russian side.