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Putin is trying to promote the idea of negotiations with the U.S. But he wants to agree on the fate of Europe — without Europe. And he wants to talk about Ukraine — without Ukraine,
Ukrainian President’s Office Head Andriy Yermak said in a statement on Friday
We are ready. But, I repeat, this primarily, of course, depends on the decisions and choices of the current American administration,
he added
I’ve always had a businesslike, pragmatic and even trusting relationship with the current president,
Putin said
I have a hard time imagining decisions being made that would damage the American economy,
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There is something to talk about, we need to talk. Time has been lost in many respects. We have spoken about such interest before, so the ball is in the court of the U.S., which has stopped all substantive contacts with our country."
Trump also spoke about denuclearizing Russia at the meeting in Switzerland, and Peskov said
Putin is ready. We are waiting for signals (from Washington). Everyone is ready. It is difficult to read the coffee grounds here. As soon as there is something, if there is something, we will inform you."
When asked if Trump and the Russian president would conduct a phone call this weekend, Peskov saidTrump appears to have fallen for Ukraine: cooperating with Saudis to drop oil prices and hit Russia, pressing Xi to push Putin, says Zelensky ready to negotiate while Putin resists, NATO countries move to 5% defense spending, and (ouch!) Putin's election results are frankly absurd."
In a post on X, Tymofiy Mylovanov, the president of the Kyiv School of Economics, wroteSeems to me that Putin is signalling to Trump that he is willing to make 'a deal' Peskov saying Kremlin opening to restart missile control deals remember very first thing Biden did in 2021 in first week was renew Start III missile deal - first Cold War era arms deal to be renewed. it was seen as a breakthru at the time. now Putin is offering to start Trumps presidency in the same war...."
On the subject of nuclear disarmament, Ben Aris, a former reporter focused on Russia, wrote on XRight now the price is high enough that that war will continue. You gotta bring down the oil price, that will end that war. You could end that war."
He saidTherefore, most likely, it would be better for us to meet, based on the realities of today, to talk calmly on all those areas that are of interest to both the United States and Russia. We are ready,
he said, while adding
There is something for us to talk about here,
Putin saidI cannot but agree with him [Trump - ed.] that if he had been president and his victory had not been stolen from him in 2020, there might not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,
Putin said
If they don't settle this war soon, like almost immediately, I'm going to put massive tariffs on Russia, and massive taxes, and also big sanctions,
the Republican said during a Fox News interview on Thursday
If the price came down, the Russia-Ukraine war would end immediately."
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Trump hadThree people were killed in an enemy attack in the Kyiv region,
the emergency services said in a statement on social mediaThis conflict does not depend on oil prices."
The Kremlin rejected Trump'sI think he (Putin) should make a deal." ... I don't know." ... Russia should want to make a deal. Maybe they want to make a deal. I think, from what I hear, Putin would like to see me. And we'll meet as soon as we can. I'd meet immediately. Soldiers are being killed on the battlefield,
Talking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, the president said ... When asked if he thinks that sanctions on Russia will force Putin to negotiate, he said ... he said
That battlefield is like no battlefield since World War II... and I have pictures that you don't want to see. Soldiers are being killed on a daily basis at numbers that we haven't seen in decades. It would be nice to end that war. It's a ridiculous war,
the US president saidHe's (Volodymyr Zelenskyy) ready to negotiate a deal. He'd like to stop. He's somebody that lost a lot of soldiers. So did Russia. Russia lost more soldiers, they lost 8,00,000 soldiers,
Trump addedI think he (Putin) should make a deal. ... I don't know.
Talking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, the president said ... When asked if he thinks that sanctions on Russia will force Putin to negotiate, he said