The Kremlin said Monday it was still awaiting "signals" from the United States about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and newly-inaugurated US counterpart Donald Trump.

The Kremlin said on Monday it had yet to receive any signals from the United States about arranging a possible meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump, but remained ready to organise such an encounter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has the opportunity to set his own conditions in the negotiations on Ukraine, as his country demonstrates a significant advantage in the armed conflict.

President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.

On Jan. 22, posts on the social media platform X alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to extradite Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the U.S. president from 2021 to 2022, to Russia as part of a deal to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The posts provided no evidence to support the claim.

Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to meet with President Trump to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine. “This war has been handled so badly by

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this image of resilience is a mirage crafted by the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is open to meet with United States President Donald Trump to “talk calmly” about issues such as energy prices and the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine.

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President Donald Trump has said multiple times that the war in Ukraine would have never broken out had he been in office.

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to hit Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if the almost three-year long conflict with Ukraine does not end.