The Kremlin has replied to US President Donald Trump that the conflict in Ukraine doesn't depend on the price of oil, Russia's main export. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that the conflict is due to the threat to the national security of the Russian Federation,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is waiting for a "signal" from his counterpart Donald Trump to kick-start talks on ending the Ukraine war.

The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can’t be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested

In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected president). But, among other flaws, these institutions do not function within a genuinely competitive or fair electoral environment.

Moscow believes it has the resources and manpower to withstand at least another year of the conflict.

Russia is "very closely monitoring all the rhetoric" from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions unless Russia ends its war against Ukraine. "We don't see any new elements here," Dimitry Peskov, the spokesperson, said on Thursday.

Putin and the newly inaugurated American president have both said they are ready to meet for talks on Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be

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The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.

Moreover, the Kremlin said it wanted to resume nuclear disarmament talks with Trump’s administration “as soon as possible.”