President Vladimir Putin on Sunday appointed the chief of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, as a special envoy on international economic and investment cooperation, according to a decree quoted by Russian news agencies.
The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev, ReutersMaxim Shemetov
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday appointed the chief of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, as a special envoy on international economic and investment cooperation, according to a decree quoted by Russian news agencies.
The appointment of Dmitriev, considered the most U.S.-savvy member of Russia's elite, comes after the highest-level U.S.-Russia talks since Russia sent its forces into Ukraine in 2022.
Editing by Will Dunham
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