US-Russia backchannel: Dmitriyev meets Whitkoff, Kushner in New York

Kirill Dmitriyev, Putin's investment envoy, met with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in New York to discuss US-Russian cooperation and Ukraine settlement. This is a notable backchannel contact amid ongoing conflict, though details and outcomes remain unconfirmed. The meeting signals potential diplomatic movement but no concrete progress is reported.