
Corrects headline and first paragraph to losses for the US firms since they left Russia, not since military action began in Ukraine.
RIYADH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev said on Tuesday in Riyadh that U.S. businesses have lost $300 billion due to leaving Russia.
Talks between Russian and U.S. officials are important, Dmitriev said, ahead of the start of U.S.-Russian talks in Riyadh, the first high-level, in-person discussions in years between the two sides.