Trump confirms meeting with Russia's Kirill Dmitriev, not Ukraine officials

interfax.ru (Russian) —

US President Donald Trump confirmed he met with Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's special representative for investment and economic cooperation, but said he did not meet with Ukrainian representatives. Trump answered affirmatively when asked about the Dmitriev meeting during a White House press interaction, but declined to disclose the discussion topics. He explicitly stated he had not met with Ukrainian officials. The meeting followed a White House event Thursday, initiated by First Lady Melania Trump, focused on a humanitarian mission in Alyoshki involving Russian and Ukrainian participants, including Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova and Dmitriev.


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