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Posted on January 24, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
Putin is open to meeting Trump to discuss the Ukraine war and energy prices, but negotiations with Ukraine are complicated by Zelenskiy's decree.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was open to discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on issues such as the Ukraine war and energy prices, and said it would be a good idea for the two of them to meet.
But Putin told a Russian TV reporter that the question of negotiating with Ukraine was complicated by the fact that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, had signed a decree preventing him from conducting talks with Putin.
Putin described Trump, who this week threatened to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it did not negotiate an end to the war, as smart and pragmatic. He said he did not expect the U.S. president to make decisions on sanctions that would rebound on the U.S. economy.
"Therefore, most likely, it would be better for us to meet, based on the realities of today, to talk calmly on all those areas that are of interest to both the United States and Russia. We are ready. But, I repeat, this primarily, of course, depends on the decisions and choices of the current American administration," he said.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Frances Kerry)
The main topic is the potential meeting between Putin and Trump to discuss the Ukraine war and energy prices.
A meeting could address critical issues like the Ukraine war and energy prices, impacting global relations and economies.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy's decree prevents direct negotiations with Putin, complicating potential talks.
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