Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was open to dialogue with the new Trump administration on the conflict in Ukraine, as he welcomed what he said was the president-elect's attitude toward preventing a third world war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump 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.

Russia is reportedly "open to dialogue" with the new administration of elected US President Donald Trump regarding the war in Ukraine. This is supposed to be "not a short ceasefire, but a long-term peace,