A senior Kremlin insider has claimed that Russia, the United States, and Ukraine may be nearing a breakthrough to end the ongoing war. Kirill Dmitriev, one of President Vladimir Putin’s top advisers on economic cooperation, told CNN that the three nations are “quite close” to reaching a diplomatic solution to the nearly five-year-long conflict.
This statement came just days after Donald Trump canceled his planned talks with Vladimir Putin in Hungary, saying he did not want to have a “wasted meeting.” Dmitriev, however, insisted that the summit was not permanently cancelled and that the leaders would likely meet at a later date.
“I believe Russia and the US and Ukraine are actually quite close to a diplomatic solution,”
Kirill Dmitriev told CNN after arriving in Washington for meetings with US officials.
According to reports, Dmitriev is expected to meet Steve Witkoff, the US President’s special envoy, in Florida over the weekend.
Meanwhile, President Trump has expressed growing frustration over the lack of progress in peace negotiations, questioning whether President Putin genuinely wants to end the war. Earlier this week, Trump imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, marking a significant shift in his administration’s policy toward Moscow.
In recent weeks, Trump has suggested halting the war along the current frontlines — an idea that has reportedly received support from European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who called it a “good compromise.”
Dmitriev praised Zelensky’s remarks, saying:
“It’s a big move by President Zelensky to already acknowledge that it’s about battle lines. His previous position was that Russia should leave completely — so I think we are reasonably close to a diplomatic solution.”
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who maintains close ties with both Putin and Trump, also commented that the postponed meeting between the two leaders will “eventually happen,” though the timing remains uncertain.
Trump explained that his decision to cancel the meeting was based on instinct, saying:
“It didn’t feel like we were going to get to the place we have to get. So I cancelled it, but we’ll do it in the future. Every time I speak to Vladimir, we have good conversations they just don’t go anywhere.”
The US President later added that he would only meet Putin again if there’s a real chance to finalize a peace deal.
While diplomatic optimism rises, fighting continues in Ukraine. Officials confirmed that at least four people were killed and 20 injured in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes across several regions.
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