Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating the mistake.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

VLADIMIR Putin has sensationally claimed the bloody war in Ukraine could have been avoided if Donald Trump hadn’t had the 2020 US presidential election “stolen” from him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the war with Ukraine could have been avoided had Donald Trump been president. In the past, Trump too had said that the war would not have occurred under his leadership.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised US counterpart Donald Trump, calling him a "smart" leader, who might have prevented the Ukraine conflict from starting in 2022. He also said that he was ready to hold talks regarding Ukraine.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, via video link, Mr Trump says US efforts to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine were hopefully underway

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 in contact.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed US President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. He also said Moscow is ready for talks with the US on a broad range of issues.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. He also said Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin echoes U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022.

Donald Trump has repeatedly alleged that the US presidential election was manipulated, sparking widespread debates and legal challenges across the country.