In the United States, they're silent, the Kremlin is waiting. ‘Putin is ready’

– There are no arrangements yet for a telephone conversation between Russian president Vladimir Putin and president Trump said Riabkov.

Friday Kremlin stated that Putin's ready for a telephone call. and waiting for a signal from WashingtonThat will confirm the readiness of the American side. The spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitry Pieskov added that There is inactive a "certain time" before a possible gathering takes place leaders of both countries. However, he stressed that Moscow He realizes that the Trump administration is curious in specified a meeting.

President Donald Trump had previously announced that He wants to meet Putin as shortly as possible.to discuss the ending of Russia's war with Ukraine and energy prices.

Meanwhile, according to Riabkov, as Interfax says, United States have taken no initiative to make contact. The Kremlin has besides not yet taken steps in this direction.

However, the Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs added that does not exclude meetings of the Heads of Diplomacy of both countries – Sergei Lavrov and Mark Rubio – during the February G20 summit in Johannesburg.

– I do not want to precede developments, due to the fact that so far there have been no initiatives on our part as well as on the part of the US. What will happen in the coming weeks remains an open question – said Riabkow quoted by Interfax.

The Russian authorities guarantee that they are open to ‘dialogue, contacts, talks and meetings’ and waiting for a signal from the Trump administration.

However, the authoritative talks have not yet been planned and the possible of a direct gathering remains uncertain.

Source: Reuters, Interfax