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He is well connected with the Saudis; he is one of them,
Fedorov said
His main role, his main task, is what Putin assigned him: to get the Americans to lift sanctions pressure. That’s his job,
Russia’s former deputy foreign minister, told NBC NewsWe had a reach-out from someone who is a go-between between the Russian government and the American government and I presented it,
Witkoff told Fox News a few days after they touched down on U.S. soil
I was briefed (on the talks). I rate them highly, there is a result,
Putin said at a drone factory in Saint Petersburg
It is impossible to solve many issues, including the Ukrainian crisis, without increasing the level of trust between Russia and the United States,
the Russian leader addedRussia wants to do something,
he said
Unfortunately, President Trump – I have great respect for him as a leader of a nation that we have great respect for, the American people who always support us – unfortunately lives in this disinformation space,
Zelensky said
Look, we all want a victory, and we want Trump to win, and we want Ukraine to win, all of us to succeed,
he said
It was more a general discussion — maybe joint projects in the Arctic. We specifically discussed the Arctic,
Dmitriev said by phone as he boarded a flight home after the talks in Riyadh
I would not want to have unrealistic expectations for the process going forward, but I think joint investments between Russia and the U.S. are now more likely after this meeting than before,
he addedPositive after the Biden administration destroyed all of the communication, destroyed all of the discussion,
he saidThere is an understanding that bad relations between Russia and the U.S. actually cost a lot to American business, and there are ways to have productive cooperation benefit both Russia and the U.S
he saidIt's very important to understand that U.S. businesses lost around $300 billion from leaving Russia. So there is huge economic toll on many countries from you know what's happening right now, and we believe as a way forward is through solutions,
Dmitriev said
Europe will have to make a contribution towards safeguarding any agreement, and cooperation with the Americans is essential,
he saidWe really see that president Trump and his team is a team of problem solvers, people who have already addressed a number of big challenges very swiftly, very efficiently and very successfully,
Kirill Dmitriev told reporters in Riyadh
This is a follow-up on that initial conversation between Putin and president Trump about perhaps if that first step is even possible, what the interests are, if this can be managed,
state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters in RiyadhWe agree with president Trump on a ‘peace through strength’ approach,
a European official said after the Paris meeting, speaking on condition of anonymityI’ve been with president Trump, and the policy has always been: You take no options off the table,
he said