Kirill Dmitriev, special envoy for overseas investment and economic cooperation to Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said on the 24th (local time) that the U.S.-Russia summit had not been canceled.
In an interview with CNN in the United States that day, Special Envoy Dmitriev said of the U.S.-Russia summit that U.S. President Donald Trump released as canceled, "It has not been canceled, and the two leaders are likely to meet in the future."
On the 22nd, President Trump announced that he was canceling the summit with President Putin that had been set to be held in Budapest, Hungary, after Russia repeatedly presented peace terms that Ukraine would find hard to accept. The United States immediately imposed sanctions on two large Russian oil companies and their subsidiaries.
Dmitriev said to Reuters, "Dialogue between Russia and the United States will continue," adding, "However, it will only be possible if Russia's interests are respected and taken into account." He said the U.S. oil sanctions would "ultimately lead to higher gasoline prices in the United States."
Reuters, citing European diplomats, reported that European countries led by the United States are preparing with Ukraine a new cease-fire plan based on the current front lines. Special Envoy Dmitriev said, "It is a major shift that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that it (the talks) is about the front lines," adding, "His previous position was that Russia must withdraw completely, but the situation is different now."