Kremlin official says he's meeting Trump admin in first Russian visit to US since Ukraine war

"On April 2-3, at the request of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, I will hold meetings in Washington with representatives of the administration of President Donald Trump," Russia's special envoy on international economic and investment, Kirill Dmitriev, posted to Telegram Thursday confirming the visit. 

The post was published in Russian and translated to English. 

"Yes, restoring dialogue is a difficult and gradual process. But each meeting, each frank conversation allows us to move forward," he continued. "A real understanding of the Russian position opens up new opportunities for constructive cooperation, including in the investment and economic sphere." 

Dmitriev's trip marks the first time a senior Russian official has traveled to the U.S. to meet with officials since war broke out between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022. No Russian officials visited the Biden White House. 

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional comment on the visit. 

"That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can't do business in the United States," he continued. "There will be a 25% tariff on all oil, a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil."

Trump added that his anger will "dissipate quickly" if Putin "does the right thing."

The reported Russia-U.S. meeting came the same week Trump celebrated "Liberation Day," when he unveiled his highly anticipated tariff plan that his administration has said will unshackle the U.S. from its decadeslong reliance on goods from overseas. 

The new tariff plan did not include reciprocal tariffs on Russia - as well as other nations such as Canada and Mexico - with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying the United States doesn't trade with Russia because the nation is sanctioned.