The key facts

  • Trump confirmed the meeting with Dmitriev with a single word, giving no details
  • The White House chief announced a major agreement on Ukraine
  • Melania Trump earlier passed a message to Putin through Dmitriev; its contents were not disclosed

Confirmation of the meeting without details

US President Donald Trump said he had met with Kirill Dmitriev — the Russian president's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. When a journalist asked the corresponding question, according to Life.ru, he answered with a single word: 'Yes.' Trump gave no details about the meeting, but announced a 'major agreement' on Ukraine. The very fact of the meeting was also reported by Gazeta.Ru, noting that the information is being updated.

A channel through Melania Trump

Life.ru also recalls that earlier the US president's wife Melania Trump passed a personal message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin through Dmitriev; the White House did not disclose its contents. In addition, according to the outlet, Dmitriev, on Putin's behalf, thanked Melania Trump for the ceasefire in Aleshky. Thus, Trump's confirmed meeting with Dmitriev took place against the backdrop of an already existing communication channel involving the head of the RDIF, but nothing has yet been reported about the content of the talks or the parameters of the announced agreement.