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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

‘There is no ceasefire. Attacks are ongoing’: how Putin’s envoy played US over Ukraine

Rescuers remove a body bag after a drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed at least three and injured dozens on 4 April
Rescuers remove a body bag after a drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed at least three and injured dozens on 4 April. Photograph: Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty

Kirill Dmitriev’s meetings with US officials in the White House last week went largely below the radar. And deliberately so.

The dapper investment envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who also serves as a key negotiator for Moscow on Ukraine, posted an image of his flight plan on social media to make the point that a senior sanctioned Russian official was being welcomed by the Trump administration. Otherwise, details of what was discussed remain opaque.

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