Putin's comments show a sharp change in the Kremlin's stance back in November when they refused to congratulate Trump on his victory, stating the US being "unfriendly" to Russia as the reason.

President-elect Donald Trump said a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is being set up, raising the prospect that the incoming US leader could push to start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Quoting Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, Russian News Agency TASS noted, "In case [Trump's] political will to resume high-level contacts after he takes office persists, then, of course, President Putin will only welcome this,

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a World War 3 plea to Donald Trump as he congratulated him on his election victory just hours before Trump's Inauguration

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated United States President-elect Donald Trump on his inauguration and told him that Moscow was "open for dialogue" with the new administration over the Russia-Ukraine war.

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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.

Trump said on Sunday: "I will end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East and prevent World War III from happening."