A solution to the war in Ukraine can be found "pretty quickly" if three issues that are important to Russia are taken into account, according to Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin special envoy and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, who is currently on a visit to the United States.

Source : Dmitriev on Fox News and CNN

Details : Dmitriev said on Fox News that "the US, Ukraine and Russia understand what the solution can be, and we hope that it is achieved within a reasonable time frame".

The presenter asked what the solution to the war in Ukraine could be.

Quote : "First of all, I'm focused quite a bit on the economy and investments and overall relationship with the US and making sure the dialogue happens, but I think there are just several elements. One of those is security guarantees to Ukraine , and Russia said yes, Russia is open to security guarantees to Ukraine.

There is definitely a territory issue , where there is a Russian population, a Russian population that was attacked by Ukrainian forces even before the conflict had started [an old narrative invented by the Kremlin to justify its aggression against Ukraine – ed.]. And then, there is the whole issue of the neutrality of Ukraine , which is important for the security of Russia.

So really, not that many issues are on the table, and basically, by understanding how they can be resolved in a diplomatic manner, the solution can be found pretty shortly, actually."

Details : Dmitriev also praised US President Donald Trump, noting the progress made in resolving the war during his presidency.

"First of all, President Trump avoided escalation into World War III. Secondly, he achieved the first ceasefire on the heat and energy infrastructure that we have had. And thirdly, he really understood the Russian position," the Kremlin envoy said.

Speaking on CNN, Dmitriev said a meeting between Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will take place, but probably later.

"I think the meeting has been postponed – it needs to be well prepared by our diplomats," he said.

Background :

• On 24 October, Dmitriev arrived in the United States for "official" talks after sanctions were imposed on the Russian oil sector and the Trump-Putin summit in Hungary was cancelled.
• Dmitriev claimed that Russia, the US and Ukraine are close to a diplomatic solution that would end the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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