Quoted by the RIA Agency Nowosti Putin stated that he always maintained “business, pragmatic relations with Trump.”
The Russian leader argued that Moscow never refused to contact the US administration. He explained that Joe Biden's office broke his relationship.
– I agree with Trump that the “Ukrainian crisis” could be avoided if he had not been deprived of victory in the election (in 2020 – ed.) – he said and added that the Kremlin was “open to cooperation” with the new US president.
At the same time, he expressed readiness to talk about Ukraine. – We always said, I want to emphasize once again that we are ready for these negotiations in the Ukrainian matter, but there are also issues that require special attention – he said.
The Russian leader also raised the issue of fuels. – We have common topics to discuss with the US administration – strategic stability, oil – he pointed out.
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