Russia ‘Ready’ For Talks With Trump On Ukraine, Says Putin

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, stated on Friday that he was ready to meet with Donald Trump, the US counterpart, regarding the Ukraine conflict, which is expected to sputter on.

In regards to the subject of negotiations, Putin told a reporter from Russian state TV, “We have always said, and I want to emphasize this once more, that we are ready for these negotiations on Ukrainian issues.”

Putin added that the 2022 “crisis in Ukraine” — a reference to Moscow’s full-scale military offensive — might have been averted had Donald Trump been US president at the time.

Source: Channels TV