Dmitriev commented on the meeting between Trump and Zelensky at the White House

The meeting of US President Donald Trump with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and the heads of EU countries was an important diplomatic event during which the achievement of lasting peace was discussed. This was announced on August 19 by Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), on the social network X.

"Today is an important day of diplomacy, and the focus is on lasting peace, not a temporary cease—fire," he wrote.

Drama or show: how will Trump's meeting with Zelensky and European leaders go?

Experts do not expect drastic changes from the meeting.

Zelensky and Trump met at the White House on August 18. The closed-door talks lasted about 30 minutes. After that, Zelensky and Trump met with the leaders of the European Union countries.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French Leader Emmanuel Macron are taking part in the meeting. Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb are also present.

During the talks, Trump noted that in a week or two the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations would be clear. He also stressed that there are no "too complicated" issues in the Ukrainian settlement.

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