Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday on taking office hours before Trump's inauguration in Washington and said he was open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms.
Putin, who said he wanted to secure long-lasting peace in Ukraine rather than a short ceasefire, made the comments during a meeting of Russia's Security Council.
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Putin, who said he wanted to secure long-lasting peace in Ukraine rather than a short ceasefire, made the comments during a meeting of Russia's Security Council.
#Putin #Trump #Russia #US
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00:00The pre-election period was difficult for Mr. Trump in all respects.
00:05He and even his family members were constantly under extreme pressure.
00:12It came to the point of an attempt to assassinate him.
00:15But he showed courage and won the election with a convincing victory.
00:22We see the statement of the newly elected President of the United States and his team members
00:28about the desire to restore direct contact with Russia,
00:33which is interrupted by the outgoing administration, not because of us.
00:37We also hear his statement about the need to do everything to prevent a third world war.
00:44We welcome this attitude and congratulate the elected President of the United States on his appointment.
00:53We have never refused to have a dialogue.
00:56We have always been ready to maintain even relations and cooperation with any American administration.
01:04I have already said this many times.
01:07We assume that the dialogue will be built on an equal and mutually respectful basis.
01:12Taking into account the significant role our countries play in a number of key issues of the World Agenda,
01:19including strengthening strategic stability and security,
01:23we are also open to dialogue with the new US administration on the Ukrainian conflict.
01:30The most important thing here is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, which we have talked about many times.