Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to speak with former U.S. President Donald Trump, awaiting signals from Washington. This comes after Trump expressed his desire to meet with Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his willingness to engage in a phone conversation with former U.S. President Donald Trump , according to the Kremlin. Government spokesman Dmitry Peskov conveyed this information on January 24th, following Trump's declaration on Thursday that he aspired to meet with Putin in the near future to discuss the cessation of the Russia-Ukraine war.Peskov stated that Putin is prepared for the call and that the Kremlin is awaiting signals from Washington D.
C. to proceed. He clarified that the ongoing war in Ukraine is not contingent upon global oil prices and emphasized that the conflict originated from perceived threats to Russia's security. This statement followed Trump's recent call at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging Saudi Arabia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase oil production to mitigate rising prices.Trump had asserted that the current high oil prices could be a contributing factor to the continuation of the war. He also proposed the idea of denuclearizing Russia, a suggestion that Peskov acknowledged with opennes, stating that there are topics for discussion and that the time for such conversations has arrived. Peskov further indicated that the ball is in the U.S. court, as substantive contact between the two countries has been limited. Following Trump's inauguration, Putin had previously expressed his willingness to engage in peace negotiations with the new administration, provided they addressed the root causes of the conflict.
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