Video: Russia Is Increasing Its Presence In The Middle East - RDIF

Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive officer at Russian Direct Investment Fund speaking the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh
Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive officer at Russian Direct Investment Fund, discusses why Russia doubts the Americans killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the opportunities he’s seeing in the Middle East, their interest in Fesco, their venture with Salic on Black Sea grain terminals, taking a possible stake in Aramco when it lists, the relationship between Russia and Saudi Arabia and their project development on the Red Sea.
(Source: Bloomberg Markets and Finance YouTube channel)
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