Russia aims to enhance collaboration with the United States in the space sector. The international cooperation representative of Putin expressed the country’s interest in meeting soon with Elon Musk for a journey to Mars.

The international cooperation representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the significant opportunities for collaboration with the United States, including in the space sector, and expressed the desire to meet with Elon Musk to discuss a journey to Mars.

“They want to hinder the US-Russia partnership” Kirill Dmitriev, appointed last month by Putin as the special representative for international economy and investment cooperation, stated that there are many forces trying to prevent US President Donald Trump’s efforts to engage in dialogue with Russia.

Willingness for partnership with the US Russia Direct Investment Fund, managed by Dmitriev, expressed the country’s willingness to partner with American companies in the exploitation of mineral deposits in Russia. Dmitriev stated, “Russia’s reserve of rare metallic minerals is significantly larger than those in Ukraine.”