Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered his condolences to the families and friends of Russians killed in the plane crash on Wednesday.

Speaking by video from the White House to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Trump said on Thursday that the Opec+ alliance of oil exporting countries shares responsibility for the nearly three-year conflict in Ukraine because it has kept oil prices too high.

Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.

In a recent interview on Friday, Putin said he has "pragmatic" and "trust-based" relations with the current U.S. president. He reiterated that Russia is open to talks on the Ukrainian crisis, noting however that Kiev's previous ban on negotiations would make such talks illegitimate.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the issues for Russia in Ukraine were about national security, threats to Russians living there, and the refusal of the United States and Europe to listen to Russia's concerns.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump was also fond of imposing sanctions during his first term and Moscow sees nothing new in the president's latest ultimatum. "We do not see any particular new elements here," Peskov told Russian media Thursday, Politico.eu reported. "He likes these methods, at least he liked them during his first presidency."

Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to

The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.

Speaking by video from the White House to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ... Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov affirmed Moscow’s view that the Ukrainian conflict was ...

Moscow wants to resume arms control talks with the United States "as soon as possible," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Such negotiations are "in the interests of the whole world" and the peoples of both countries, Peskov told reporters ...

Moscow believes it is necessary to resume arms control negotiations with Washington “as soon as possible,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing, according to Interfax. Peskov’s remarks came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump ...

The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can’t be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested