Key facts
- Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with US officials in Washington.
- Talks focused on a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and potential US-Russia energy initiatives.
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko proposed US involvement in a Belarus-Gazprom nitrogen fertilizer plant project.
- US President Donald Trump is reportedly working on a deal to purchase Belarusian potash fertilizer.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, held discussions with US officials in Washington regarding a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine war and potential postwar energy initiatives. The talks were described as constructive.
These discussions follow a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, where a ceasefire on energy-related targets was reportedly discussed. Earlier, Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had met with Putin in Moscow.
Separately, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko proposed that the US join a nitrogen fertilizer plant project in Belarus, to be built in partnership with Russian state gas giant Gazprom. Lukashenko stated that a site had been selected and equipped, and that Belarus and Gazprom would proceed with construction and sales if the US did not participate. This proposal comes as Belarus seeks to improve relations with Washington amid Western sanctions. US President Donald Trump has also reportedly been working on a deal to purchase Belarusian potash fertilizer at a lower price than currently paid to Canada.