Russia considers joint projects with US and China, media quote Putin's envoy

May 19, 2026 10:26 PM EDT

Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian presidential envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, speaks to the media during the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov

May 20 (Reuters) - ‌Russia ​is ​considering the possibility of joint projects with ‌the United States and China, ⁠Kirill Dmitriev, head of the ‌Russian Direct Investment ‌Fund, Russia's sovereign wealth fund, was quoted as saying ​by state media on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir ⁠Putin is due to meet his Chinese ​counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, days ​after Xi had ‌talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"Within the ⁠framework of the Russian Direct Investment Fund we are ⁠also looking at certain projects, including ​those involving both China and the U.S.", Dmitriev, Putin's special ‌envoy and a key figure in talks between ‌Moscow and Washington, ⁠said.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna ‌Golubkova in ​Tokyo; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Jacqueline ‌Wong)



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