Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary to the President of Russia, said that the United States’ diplomatic initiatives concerning the Ukraine conflict had gained momentum again and expressed hope that these efforts would produce results.
Peskov said they welcomed the peace initiatives being pursued by Washington.
No joint project for trade cooperation
Peskov said that resuming trade and economic relations with the United States could create significant benefits for both countries, adding that there was considerable interest at the corporate level. However, he noted that companies had not yet launched a joint project.
Putin received U.S. representatives at the Kremlin
Vladimir Putin received Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the U.S. president’s son-in-law, at the Kremlin on September 5. The visit was the U.S. representatives’ eighth visit to Russia.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Vladimir Putin, said assessments of the situation in the area of Russia’s special military operation had been presented to the representatives during the meeting. Ushakov said the representatives had promised to bring those assessments into their dialogue with Kyiv.
Witkoff and Kushner traveled to Kyiv on September 6. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump also held a phone call on September 8.