Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his upcoming inauguration and expressed readiness for dialogue throughout a Russian Safety Council assembly on Jan. 20.
Putin emphasised his openness to participating with the incoming Trump administration, together with discussions associated to Russia's conflict conflict in opposition to Ukraine.
"We’re open to dialogue with the brand new U.S. administration on the Ukrainian battle (Russia's conflict in opposition to Ukraine). A very powerful factor right here is to remove the basis causes of the disaster," Putin stated.
This comes as reported peace proposals, together with freezing the entrance strains, have been publicly rejected by Russia. Putin beforehand acknowledged that his nation would start peace negotiations if Kyiv agreed to withdraw from the 4 Ukrainian areas — Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson — that it partly controls.
Trump has signaled his intent to fulfill Putin "in a short time" after taking workplace, in accordance with CNN. Whereas the Kremlin welcomed the remarks, it famous that no preparations for the assembly are at the moment underway.
Trump's crew is reportedly engaged on arranging a name with Putin shortly after the inauguration, with the aim of initiating a settlement plan for the conflict in Ukraine throughout the first months of his presidency.
Throughout his marketing campaign, Trump pledged to finish the conflict in Ukraine inside 24 hours, although his selection for Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, has since adjusted this timeline to 100 days.
The Kyiv IndependentOleg Sukhov