US special envoys in the Kremlin: Way for business with Russia!

US special envoys in the Kremlin: Way for business with Russia!

In a surprising turn, relationships between the United States and Russia seem to improve. The US specialist Steve Witkoff, who met Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin almost two weeks ago, expressed in an interview that American companies may soon be able to do business in Russia again, provided that a peace agreement is achieved with Ukraine. "That would be a positive thing," emphasized Witkoff on US television. It was striking that he did not bring up the lifting of the US sanctions against Russia during the meeting, as he confirmed on request. The diplomatic exchange allegedly lasted almost three and a half hours and Witkoff described the discussion as "great", which could indicate considerable progress, as he notes himself.

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In addition to the positive statements about his conversations with Putin, Witkoff managed to achieve the release of the US citizen citizen Marc Fogel, which was imprisoned in Russia. This could be seen as a sign of a new diplomatic openness. According to Witkoff, he even developed a "friendship" with the Russian president. In addition to these developments, the deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Rjabkow also announced another meeting between Russian and American diplomats, which indicates the interest of both sides to deepen their bilateral relationships, such as krone.at reported.

These conversations run at the same time as the relationship between the USA and Ukraine deteriorates. Recently, US President Donald Trump called the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj as the "dictator without elections", which led to a violent exchange of blows between the two countries. Selenskyj accused Trump of being victims of Russian disinformation. These developments show that the geopolitical tensions are still complex and that an approximation between Washington and Moscow does not remain without challenges.