Communication between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is “extremely important” to an agreement on ending the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Friday.
The comments came after Trump announced earlier Friday that he was ready to meet with Putin “as soon as we can set it up” to seek a ceasefire in the conflict. “I think it’s time for us to just do it. … We are gonna get it done,” he said.
“Contacts between President Putin and Trump are extremely important in the context of the Ukrainian settlement,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov during a daily press briefing Friday. “Of course, we agree with this thesis. This value can hardly be overestimated,” he added.