Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund: US-Russia relations are crucial to the world, cooperation is key

On February 18, Jinshi data, local time, February 18, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, met with the Trump team in Saudi Arabia for the first time. In an interview with the media after the meeting, Dmitriev emphasized the importance of Russian-American relations to the world and suggested that the two countries should establish a good relationship and solve problems through cooperation. When asked whether lifting sanctions against Russia would be a priority, Dmitriev clearly stated, 'This is not Russia's primary goal. We hope to establish a good dialogue mechanism with the United States.' He said that U.S. companies have suffered losses of up to $300 billion due to their withdrawal from the Russian market, which has also had a significant negative impact on the U.S. economy.