MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's sovereign wealth fund expects a number of U.S. companies to return to Russia as early as the second quarter of 2025, TASS quoted the head of the fund, Kirill Dmitriev, as saying on Wednesday after U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund "expects a number of American companies to return to the Russian market in the second quarter of 2025," he said.

"But the return process for American companies will not be easy, as many niches are already taken."