Putin praises Trump, says will talk soon

Kremlin says Putin is ready to talk to Trump and is waiting for word from Washington
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
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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.
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Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.