And on the US side, there were “completely different people” at the talks – without bias and judgment, TASS reported.
Regarding a potential meeting between the two leaders, Putin said that he would be happy to meet with Donald Trump, but just meeting is not enough – it is necessary to achieve the elaboration of the most important issues. The Ukrainian crisis cannot be resolved without increasing the level of trust between Russia and the United States, he said. The relations between Russia and the United States today are such that a meeting over a cup of coffee is not enough, the head of state concluded.
Putin reiterated that Russia was ready to return to the negotiating table to settle the Ukrainian conflict. According to him, Russia has never refused to dialog with Europe or Ukraine.
In addition, according to the president, the meeting was the first step for cooperation with the United States on the Middle East, including Syria and Palestine
