Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed what he said was Donald Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.” The last U.S.-Russian summit was in 2021.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to the idea of direct, personal talks with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, though no talks have been formally scheduled, the Kremlin said Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet President-elect Trump without conditions, the Kremlin said Friday, but is waiting for more specifics following the U.S. presidential inauguration. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow welcomes Trump’s intentions “to resolve problems through dialogue,