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.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is open to dialogue with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to incoming President Donald Trump on his inauguration.

Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be untrue.

World leaders have been rushing to get on Donald Trump’s good side since his reelection as US president, arguably none more so than Ukraine.

As Donald Trump was inaugurated indoors in sub-zero temperatures in Washington, over on the snowy slopes of Davos the buzziest place to be watching his swearing in was none other than Ukraine House.

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, stating that negotiations are already underway. Read also: Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on taking office Read also: Waltz identifies three key elements of Trump's Ukraine-Russia peace deal "Securing peace remains a top priority,

Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as President of the USA. He also spoke about the war in Ukraine. Many of the reports provided by Russian media or government representatives are elements of propaganda.

Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to hold communication with the incoming US administration about the Ukraine conflict and called elimination of the root cause of the crisis as the "most important thing,