Putin Says Russia Seeks to Restore Economic Ties With US

The signal matters less for what it says than for where it comes from: a sitting Russian president publicly framing economic re-engagement with Washington, at a time when sanctions and payment rails have shaped how Russian-linked capital moves through global markets. For crypto and RWA readers, the relevant channel is indirect — any thaw would touch cross-border settlement, sanctioned-entity access and the compliance posture of platforms handling Russian flows. The absence of detail or timeline is itself the story; whether this remains rhetoric or translates into concrete negotiating tracks is the open question worth watching.