The French newspaper Le Monde has reported that Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin consultant in talks with Washington concerning the Russo-Ukrainian struggle, was in Paris on 7 January.

Supply: Le Monde, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: A supply acquainted with the matter advised Le Monde that Dmitriev had been noticed on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

The Élysée Palace denied reviews that Dmitriev had visited the presidential palace the day after a gathering of leaders of the Coalition of the Keen had taken place in Paris on 6 January. That assembly was attended by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump's Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Le Monde mentioned that Dmitriev had been obtained on the US Embassy in Paris, which is situated close to the Élysée Palace.

Background:

• On 7 January, the Ukrainian delegation was nonetheless in Paris, holding conferences with the US group, as reported by Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Defence Council.
• Umierov additionally mentioned on 7 January that the Ukrainian group had held consultations with nationwide safety advisers from France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Poland and Türkiye, with the participation of the US, NATO, the European Fee and the European Council.
• Zelenskyy, who was in Paris on 6 January, arrived in Cyprus on the morning of seven January.

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