Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big move by showing his willingness to hold talks with the incoming US administration about the Ukraine conflict. The Russian President termed that elimination of the root cause of the crisis as the “most important thing, TASS news agency reported.

During the meeting of Russia’s Security Council, President Putin made the statements. “We are also open to dialogue with the new US administration about the Ukrainian conflict. The most important thing there is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, which we have talked about many times. This is the most essential thing.” The news agency quoted Putin as saying.

Donald Trump has pledged to bring an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine which has been ongoing since February 2022, halt the chaos in the Middle East, and take measures to prevent the outbreak of World War 3.

“I will end the war in Ukraine, I will stop the chaos in the Middle East and I will prevent World War 3 from happening – and you have no idea how close we are,” he said in his MAGA Victory Rally on Sunday.

Notably, US has been providing military assistance to Ukraine ever since the war between Moscow and Kyiv started in 2022. US has also been imposing sanctions against Russia for launching war against Ukraine.

Earlier in December, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to normalise relations with the United States and other Western countries provided that such efforts do not compromise Russian interests, the state media reported.

In an interview with Russian TV and radio outlet VGTRK, Putin said, “It is possible to do everything if there is desire. We have never abandoned this desire.” The Russian President was responding to a question about the possibility for Russia and the United States to normalise their relations, as reported by the Russian news agency TASS.