The US hopes that US businesses will be able to return to Russia if agreements are reached on Ukraine.
„We did not discuss this issue (of lifting sanctions against Russia) at the meeting you are talking about (the talks between delegations from Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia). But I think there is clearly an expectation that if we reach a peace agreement, then US companies will be able to come back and do business there. „I think everyone thinks that would be a positive and good thing after the war“, said US President's special envoy Stephen Witkoff in an interview with CBS News.