[Russia confirmed that it is negotiating with the United States to lift sanctions on Russia’s sovereign fund] October 29th, Russian presidential assistant Yuri Ushakov confirmed on October 28 that Russia is negotiating with the U.S. government on lifting sanctions on Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Russian media quoted Ushakov as saying that consultations between Russia and the United States "have been ongoing and have been going on for some time." Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Russian President's Special Representative for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, is "actively in contact" with the United States, but it is unclear when the results will be obtained. (Xinhua News Agency)