The Kremlin said on Friday (April 10, 2026) that a visit to the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special investment envoy did not mean that negotiations on a possible peace deal in Ukraine had resumed.

Reuters reported on Thursday (April 9), citing sources with knowledge of the visit, that Kirill Dmitriev, Mr. Putin’s envoy, was in the U.S. and meeting members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration for discussions on a peace deal and U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.