Overview
- Kirill Dmitriev made the prediction at an investment conference in Riyadh after meeting officials from President Donald Trump’s administration in the United States.
- He said Moscow and Washington are close to a diplomatic solution and cast Russia as a peacemaker seeking to prevent a wider conflict.
- His trip came after an announced postponement of a planned Trump–Putin summit.
- The United States last week sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging an immediate ceasefire and signaling readiness for further action.
- Trump said he will not meet Putin unless he sees a real prospect of a deal to end the war.