Putin Envoy Says Hes in U.S. for Talks With Trump Administration

A Kremlin envoy said on Thursday that he was meeting with the Trump administration in Washington this week, the first time in years that a senior Russian official was known to have traveled to the United States for talks with American counterparts.The envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and President Vladimir V.Putin’s special representative for investment and economic cooperation.

He said on the Telegram messaging app on Thursday that he had met with “representatives of the administration of President Donald Trump” on Wednesday and would do so again on Thursday.There was no immediate comment from the Trump administration about Mr.Dmitriev’s post.

Mr.Dmitriev’s visit came despite sanctions imposed by the Biden administration that described him as “a known Putin ally.” It also came as President Trump excluded Russia from the roster of countries hit by the steep tariffs unveiled on Wednesday.Mr.

Dmitriev did not specify whom he was meeting with, but his main known American counterpart in recent weeks has been Steve Witkoff, the close friend of Mr.Trump who is the White House envoy for the Middle East and Russia.Mr.

Dmitriev, a 49-year-old former banker who studied at Stanford and Harvard and worked at McKinsey and Goldman Sachs, has emerged as a key emissary for Mr.Putin in the Kremlin’s efforts to build a close relationship with Mr.

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