Overview
- Kirill Dmitriev said on Feb. 18 that lifting U.S. sanctions would open more than $14 trillion in joint projects with Russia.
- The Economist previously reported a roughly $12 trillion proposal that included potential stakes for people close to President Trump, which remains unconfirmed.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed the so-called “Dmitriev package” on Feb. 6 as Kyiv warned of risky trade-offs tied to a Ukraine deal.
- The White House has twice declined to confirm any proposal, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stopped short of denying it and called cooperation a natural extension.
- Bloomberg, citing an internal Russian memo, reported that Moscow seeks restored access to dollar payments, which would reverse recent de-dollarization.