'''Kirill Dmitriev''' is the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Dmitriev was appointed by [[Russian Federation]] [[President Vladimir Putin]] as a lead negotiator in the [[Russian]]-[[American]] rapprochement [[peace]] negotiations. According to [[journalist]] [[John Helmer]], the longest serving [[English]] [[language]] reporter in [[Moscow]], if Dmitriev can be successful in those negotiations it would position him well as a successor to Putin.<ref>[https://johnhelmer.net/are-president-trumps-political-chances-longer-than-roman-emperor-heliogabalus-218-222-ad-is-kirill-dmitriev-aiming-to-succeed-president-putin-by-playing-the-american-card/ ARE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLITICAL CHANCES LONGER THAN ROMAN EMPEROR HELIOGABALUS (218-222 AD)? IS KIRILL DMITRIEV AIMING TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT PUTIN BY PLAYING THE AMERICAN CARD?], John Helmer, ''Dances With Bears'', April 9, 2025. johnhelmer.net</ref> | '''Kirill Dmitriev''' is the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Dmitriev was appointed by [[Russian Federation]] [[President Vladimir Putin]] as a lead negotiator in the [[Russian]]-[[American]] rapprochement [[peace]] negotiations. According to [[journalist]] [[John Helmer]], the longest serving [[English]] [[language]] reporter in [[Moscow]], if Dmitriev can be successful in those negotiations it would position him well as a successor to Putin.<ref>[https://johnhelmer.net/are-president-trumps-political-chances-longer-than-roman-emperor-heliogabalus-218-222-ad-is-kirill-dmitriev-aiming-to-succeed-president-putin-by-playing-the-american-card/ ARE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLITICAL CHANCES LONGER THAN ROMAN EMPEROR HELIOGABALUS (218-222 AD)? IS KIRILL DMITRIEV AIMING TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT PUTIN BY PLAYING THE AMERICAN CARD?], John Helmer, ''Dances With Bears'', April 9, 2025. johnhelmer.net</ref> |