The Kremlin said Monday that Russia is ready for contact between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump but hasn’t received any requests for such talks from the new administration.
“We haven’t received any signals from the Americans yet,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. “This is why we continue working according to schedule, maintaining readiness [for dialogue].”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov made similar comments, saying the only contacts between the US and Russia are being carried out at the embassy level. “As the Russian President has repeatedly said, we are open to dialogue and contacts, conversations and meetings,” Ryabkov said.
On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, but fighting continues to rage across the frontlines. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Trump has given his envoy to the conflict, Keith Kellog, 100 days to reach a deal.
Trump recently criticized Zelensky, saying that he “decided to fight” Russia instead of making a deal. The comments signaled that the Trump administration might be willing to put pressure on Zelensky to get him to negotiate with Russia, but it’s unclear what sort of deal Washington will be willing to offer Moscow.
Trump’s State Department has paused foreign aid for 90 days, with exemptions for Israel and Egypt, but the freeze does not appear to impact US weapons shipments to Ukraine that go through the Pentagon.
Maybe the greatest concern for U.S. leadership, in case Russia takes all Ukraine, that Russian oil and gas will go to EU unrestricted.
Talks are coming. Crook Biden never once spoke to Putin. Give him a Nobel War Prize.
“Biden never once spoke to Putin”
Why tell a lie that’s so easily disproven?
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/readout-president-joe-bidens-video-call-with-president-vladimir-putin-russia
It was so sad when Fred crashed out of the 24 Hours of Daytona
I watched the whole race
He is one of my favourite drivers
Not really my sport, but you do you.
Ok
I look like him but not exactly so I thought "Hey it's close enough"
What the heck does a race have anything to due with this website?
because my profile picture is of frederik vesti whos my favourite driver
i look like him
So what? Is this website for look a likes?
Well, your picture looks like a generic profile icon. Is that what you really look like?
oh calm down timmy
Has anyone ever told you that you're really funny?
I guess you never heard of the Geneva summit. Again pay attention to the facts.
We go from Neocons refusing negotiations to other Neocons refusing to request negotiations? That's funny. But I guess it would be more funny if we all died from a nuclear WWIII while waiting.
One might have thought the Trump administration had a firm plan two days into office.
We're left to assume nefarious intentions from Washington, Kyiv, and Brussels.
As a result, Russia's nuclear forces may be at the US equivalent of DEFCON I or II.
The global economic dominoes are falling. Force majeure is in the air.
Lots of Trump Talks …but no Actions…!