Kirill Dmitriev

Russia Proposes Mars Exploration Collaboration with Elon Musk

2025-03-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Russia’s Direct Investment Fund head, Kirill Dmitriev, proposed a joint Mars exploration initiative with Elon Musk, offering nuclear technology and space expertise from Roscosmos and Rosatom. This marks a significant diplomatic overture in U.S.-Russia space cooperation, part of a broader …

Donald Trump Trump Administration Kirill Dmitriev Elon Musk Roscosmos +1 more foreign-influence space-exploration international-cooperation tech-diplomacy

Erik Prince Establishes Kremlin Backchannel in Seychelles Meeting with Putin Ally

2017-01-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 5/10

Erik Prince, founder of military contractor Blackwater and brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, met with Putin ally Kirill Dmitriev in Seychelles to establish back channel between incoming Trump administration and Kremlin. George Nader told Dmitriev that Prince “is designated by Steve …

Erik Prince Kirill Dmitriev George Nader Steve Bannon Jared Kushner +1 more backchannel privatization diplomatic-bypass russian-connections blackwater +1 more