Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev will travel to New York on Wednesday for talks with Trump administration representatives Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and others, two sources familiar with preparations told Reuters. The visit, agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin, will take place during the UN General Assembly and follow a September 5 meeting between Putin and US representatives at the Kremlin. The discussions aim to maintain Russia-US dialogue and peacemaking efforts, with economic cooperation, energy issues and a peaceful settlement in Ukraine on the agenda. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Russia and Ukraine had expressed interest in a limited ceasefire involving grain and energy. Rubio also said he hoped Putin would accept an invitation to attend the G20 summit in the US. Putin’s earlier meeting with US representatives included foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov and Dmitriev, who had previously held a three-hour lunch discussion with Witkoff and Kushner. Dmitriev, a US-educated investment banker who worked at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey, is viewed in Russia as the most US-friendly negotiator. In earlier contacts with Witkoff and Kushner, he negotiated a sanctions waiver for seaborne Russian oil intended to stabilize global energy markets, as well as several prisoner exchanges between Russia and the US.