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One of the closest associates of U.S. President Donald Trump — Rodny Mims Cook Jr. — recently held secret talks with representatives of the Kremlin. This is reported by the Financial Times.
As journalists learned, it is about a “secret diplomatic mission” initiated precisely by the White House. The issue is that Trump’s team is trying to find an approach to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after the failure of its previous peacemaking efforts. Insiders say Cook Jr. received “comprehensive briefings” before taking part in the economic forum of the Kremlin’s head in Saint Petersburg in June. It is known that Trump’s ally met with Anton Kob’jakov — Putin’s senior aide, but apparently not only with him. At the center of the discussions was the issue of concluding the Russian-Ukrainian war. Cook Jr. did not want to comment on his meetings with Russian officials, nor on whether Trump asked to continue these contacts and whether he would return there in the near future. “There are a lot of inquiries. We are working on this now,” he said. It is also known that during his presentation at the forum Cook delivered to Putin “sincere greetings from your friend, President Trump.”
For reference, Stubb spoke about the prospects for dialogue between Europe and Russia.
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