Trump has the levers to force Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war promptly if he dispenses with the Biden Administration’s tepid, inconsistent economic pressure.

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.

The Russian president stressed he was open to dialogue with the new US administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms

I think he should make a deal,” U.S. president says about the Kremlin chief. The war “is not making him look good.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready for talks with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration as president.

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.