“We are ready to talk to Trump”
Russian President, Vladimir PutinThis Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US elections and The possibility of re-establishing relationships and having telephone conversations has opened up With which he will once again be the next President of the United States. The Russian leader said, “The ball is in America’s court.”
“If some leaders want to resume contacts, I will not be against” said the Kremlin chief, who added that he does not believe it is “bad” to have a call with the Republican leader. “We are ready to talk to Trump,” he told the gathering held at the Valdai debate club in Sochi (Black Sea ) to Spa.
The Russian leader has said he feels “impacted” by this Trump’s “brave” response after attempted murder Which he had to face while addressing a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania during the election campaign. The Kremlin chief defended, saying, “This is not just a raised hand and a call to fight for one’s ideals (…) He showed himself very correctly, bravely, like a man.”
After this, Donald Trump has said that he has already talked to 70 leaders, in which the Russian President is not included yet, although he does not rule out the talks. “I think we’ll talk,” the Republican said on the network. nbc,
The future of relations between Moscow and Washington
When asked about the future of American politics after Trump takes office on January 20, Putin gave this answer “He has no idea”However he concedes that “what the Republican leader has said publicly so far” is “worth paying attention to.”
“For him this will be his last mandate. What he is going to do is his business. But what he has said publicly so far (…), what has been said about his desire restore relations with Russia“To contribute to ending the Ukrainian crisis deserves, at the very least, attention,” he said.
In mid-October, Trump avoided confirming whether he had spoken to Putin after leaving the Oval Office following Joe Biden’s victory in 2021, but defended that, if he had done so, it would have Would have been “a smart thing”. “If I’m friendly with people, if I have relationships with people, “This is a good thing for the country, not a bad thing.”The Republican candidate said at an event bloomberg after publication warThe book reveals that the former president may have made seven phone calls with Putin after leaving power.
Putin has said he is “willing” to resume contacts “soon” with the future US president, whom he last met in Helsinki in mid-2018. The Kremlin has repeatedly said that relations with Washington are at a historically low level and that it is responsible for US support for Ukraine.