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The United States has told Russian envoys that it will only consider resuming direct air travel between the two countries if progress is
Moscow responded with reciprocal bans on airlines from Western countries.Russia first raised the possibility of restoring direct flights
during talks with American officials in Istanbul on Feb
27 amid a rapid thaw in relations between Moscow and the new Trump administration.The topic came up again in early April, when Kirill
Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, traveled to Washington to meet with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff
procedures for citizens of both countries
He claimed that practical steps had already begun and were gaining momentum.However, U.S
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