Dmitriev announced progress after Merz's words about Russia

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special representative of the President of Russia for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, reacted to the statements of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who called Russia a European country on January 15 and expressed hope for the restoration of relations.

"Progress. The world needs de-escalation," Dmitriev wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

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