Putin’s Dealmaker-In-Chief: How Kirill Dmitriev and RDIF Turned Sovereign Wealth into Russian Statecraft

19th August, 2025
At the weekend’s Trump–Putin summit in Anchorage, one Russian attendee stood out among the security veterans: Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and now Putin’s special envoy for international economic and investment cooperation. His presence underscored a strategic shift - Moscow is leaning on a dealmaker...
At the weekend’s Trump–Putin summit in Anchorage, one Russian attendee stood out among the security veterans: Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and now Putin’s special envoy for international economic and investment cooperation. His presence underscored a strategic shift - Moscow is leaning on a dealmaker...

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