THE LATEST | CANADAThe Guardian: “Dmitriev is obsessed with being perceived as important,” said one source, who has known him since the Moscow business scene of the late 2000s. “He is ruthlessly ambitious,” the source added, describing him as “very thin on substance but exceptionally good at selling himself”.
The source, like others, asked for anonymity so they could speak freely. “Fake it till you make it” was Dmitriev’s modus operandi, the source said. “And he has, objectively, made it very far…
BBC: Unlike the majority of Putin’s entourage, the Russian leader’s envoy is comfortable in a US TV studio. He is careful to praise Trump’s diplomatic skills while giving Western viewers the Russian government narrative in their own language…