Kirill Dmitriev, an economic investment envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told Newsmax on Thursday that his visit to the U.S. this week — the first by a high-ranking Russian official since the start of the war in Ukraine — was a step in the right direction in restoring relations between the nuclear powers.

Dmitriev, a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School, reportedly met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House on Wednesday and held further meetings Thursday with other key members of the Trump administration.

“It’s very important to start restoring U.S., Russia relations,” Dmitriev told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “And you know, I went to school in the U.S., I worked in the U.S. I really believe in the U.S. economy and that Russia and U.S. can do so many great things together.

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