Putin collects the "heavy" team for negotiations on Ukraine: the media named the names

Among them is Yuri Ushakov, the chief adviser to the Kremlin on international issues in diplomacy for over 50 years, and the head of Russian external intelligence Sergey Narishkin, who served with Putin at the KGB. In addition, financier Kirill Dmitriev, a graduate of Stanford and Harvard, who has a relationship with the Russian presidential family, can play an important role in the process, the sources of the Russian president.

It can become an unofficial intermediary in contact with the Trump team. The decision to involve these people testifies to how strongly the Russian leader wants to achieve a favorable result in any negotiation, journalists believe. It may also mean that Moscow's requirements for Ukraine have not changed three years after the start of a full -scale invasion. Kirill Dmitriev, who worked in McKinsey and Goldman Sachs, has considerable experience in international negotiations.

His involvement demonstrates the Kremlin's willingness to adapt to Trump's non -standard style. At the same time, the Trump team has much less experience in Ukraine and direct negotiations with Moscow, which can be a serious challenge, Bloomberg is said to be. After all, despite the general uncertainty about the potential agreement, Putin does not show his willingness to make significant concessions.

77-year-old Yuri Ushakov is Putin's adviser for more than 12 years and has previously held the position of Russian Ambassador to the United States (1998–2008), which gives him a deep understanding of American politics. Sergey Narishkin, who has been working with Putin for over 40 years, is one of the closest associates of the Russian leader.

According to the Russian media, he confirmed that the Kremlin has already instructed contacts with American special services after Putin and Trump's telephone conversation. Both Ushakov and Naryshkin participated in the early negotiations on ceasefire in Ukraine at the beginning of 2022 after the beginning of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation. According to experts, the unusual style of Trump negotiation can create difficulties for the Russian team.

"The Russian side will be more difficult to work with such a non -standard interlocutor as Trump who can offer unexpected ideas and sometimes behave aggressively. This makes the Kremlin consider options that they could not take into account before," said Emily Ferris, Senior Researcher of the Royal Institute of Defense Research in London. 49-year-old Dmitriev has already played the role of a mediator during a recent release of American teacher Mark Fogel from Russian prison.

The White House hinted at this when the US special messenger Steve Witcoff said that the "gentleman from Russia" named Cyril was involved in the process. "His involvement in this exchange shows that the Kremlin views it as a gesture of goodwill in a broader context of negotiations against Ukraine. Ferris. Dmitriev was born in Kiev. After working in Western companies, he went to Russia, heading the sovereign fund of the Russian Federation.

He has extensive experience in concluding agreements with international partners, as well as close links in the Middle East. Dmitriev is under US sanctions, who called him "close to Putin ally. " He is married to a person from the close environment of the younger daughter of the Russian President. His name was mentioned in the report of Special Prosecutor Robert Muller, which was about trying to make contacts with the Trump administration after the 2016 elections.

He also has strong connections in Saudi Arabia, which Trump views as possible to negotiate with Putin. In 2019, the hereditary Prince Mohammed Bin Salman awarded him the highest state award of the kingdom, and in 2023 Dmitriev accompanied Putin during his visits to the UAE and Riyadh. According to Bloomberg sources, other members of the Russian team who participated in the talks of 2022 may re -join the process.

This is, in particular, Putin's assistant Volodymyr Medinsky, who will be responsible for contacts with the Ukrainian side. Medinsky, like Dmitriev, was born in Ukraine. He worked in the public service for a long time and participated in the creation of a school textbook on history, where the event is accused of trying to destabilize Russia. Recall that on February 13, US President Donald Trump announced a meeting of representatives of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia.