Kirill Dmitriev's commercial pitch to the White House is tied to a shift in US policy toward Russia over Ukraine

Summary

According to Le Monde, Kirill Dmitriev, whom the outlet calls Putin's dealmaker, has been working to persuade the White House that peace in Ukraine must first come through commercial deals. Le Monde outlines two months in which the new Russian-American partnership became an alliance against Kyiv, stretching from Miami to Moscow.

Timeline

1. Le Monde

   29 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTCSource ↗

   Le Monde reports that Kirill Dmitriev has been urging the White House that peace in Ukraine must first come through commercial deals, and outlines two months in which the new Russian-American partnership turned into an alliance against Kyiv, from Miami to Moscow.