MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who is visiting Washington this week, said on Thursday that unidentified forces were trying to sow tension between Russia and the United States.

President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev at the White House on Wednesday, sources told CBS News. Dmitriev is the first Russian official to visit the White House since the first Trump administration,

Kirill Dmitriev, an economic envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, is expected to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who has become a key player in talks about the conflict, at the White House,