π·πΊ πΊπΈ Russian President Vladimir Putin on dialogue with Trump:
"It is better to meet, based on today's reality, to calmly discuss all those areas that are of interest to both the United States and Russia.
We are ready, but, I repeat, it depends primarily on the decisions and choices of the current American administration.
He is not only a smart person, he is a pragmatic person. And it is difficult for me to imagine that decisions will be made that will harm the American economy itself.
And I cannot but agree with him that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen in 2020, then perhaps there would not have been a crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022.
Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukrainian issues, but there are issues that require attention."