Russia ‘ready for equal, mutually respectful dialogue’ after Trump’s ‘stop ridiculous war’ message

Russia remains "ready for dialogue on an equal footing, based on mutual respect". This is the Kremlin's response to Donald Trump's threat to impose additional sanctions if Russia "does not stop this ridiculous war". Follow the latest developments in our live blog.

Kremlin ready for 'mutually respectful' Trump talks

The Kremlin said Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump's calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for "mutually respectful" dialogue with him. The US leader had on Wednesday threatened fresh sanctions on Moscow if Russia did not strike a deal to end its nearly three-year campaign against Ukraine.Expectations are high that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump will soon hold a ph…

Moscow Remains ‘Ready’ for Dialogue Despite Trump Threats, Kremlin Says

Trump warned of fresh sanctions against Russia unless it agreed to a deal to end its nearly three-year war on Ukraine.

Russia ‘ready for equal, mutually respectful dialogue’ after Trump’s ‘stop ridiculous war’ message

Trump on Wednesday threatened more sanctions against Moscow if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin does not agree to end the war

The President of the United States, who had promised to end the conflict in 24 hours, responds to the request for a phone call from the Kremlin: “I could impose duties, taxes and sanctions on Russia.”

Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, responded on Wednesday to US President Donald Trump's threats of massive tariffs and sanctions on Russian products if Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin fails to reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. He said Russia will need to determine what Trump means by the term "agreement" before entering into negotiations to end the full-scale war in Ukraine, Kyiv Independent re…