Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he had not spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump in over four years, but was “ready” for potential talks with him, amid expectation that the new administration in Washington will push for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin wants a sit-down with Donald Trump as equals in which they divide the world into spheres of influence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is prepared to meet US President-elect Donald Trump “whenever,” at an annual press conference Thursday. While emphasizing Russia’s position of strength in Ukraine, Putin added that the Kremlin is ready for ...

President-elect Donald Trump suggested he’s open to meeting Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine sparked by Russia’s 2022 invasion.

President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should be prepared to make a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the nearly three-year-old Ukraine war.

The Russian president says "the other side" of negotiations will need to compromise to bring an end to the Ukraine war.

The Russian leader said he was ready to compromise with the incoming U.S. president on ending the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has not been invited to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January, according to the Kremlin. Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, said on Thursday that Trump "didn't send an invitation" to the Russian president for the ceremony in Washington D.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin told him he wants to have a meeting with him as soon as possible. — Ukrinform.

The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald Trump, who he said he had not spoken to for years