Overview
- A White House official confirmed Dmitriev is traveling to Florida to meet Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami on Saturday.
- Dmitriev said his U.S. visit was long planned and cited it as evidence that U.S.–Russia talks continue, while declining to name all of his other meetings.
- In interviews, he argued that sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil will not significantly hurt Russia’s economy and predicted higher gasoline prices in the United States.
- He told CNN he believes the United States, Russia, and Ukraine are "quite close" to a diplomatic solution, pointing to discussion of battle lines and saying Moscow seeks more than a temporary cease-fire.
- Dmitriev said a Trump–Putin summit will likely occur at a later date after plans for a Budapest meeting were put on hold following stalled preparations.