Mr. Putin: Russia -US negotiations bring hope

“We all see how fast the world is changing. In this regard, I would like to note that the first exchange with the new government in the US brought certain hope,” President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting of the Russian Federation Security Agency today, referring to his counterpart Donald Trump.

According to Putin, Russia and the United States are looking forward to restoring bilateral relations, “gradually solving a large number of systematic issues and strategies accumulated in the global structure”.

“These are the issues that have caused the crisis in Ukraine and other areas,” the Kremlin boss emphasized.

Putin made a comment in the context of the Russian and US delegation today, there was a 6 -hour negotiation round in Istanbul, Türkiye. The two countries have not made a statement about the results of the talks, but this event is expected to help the two parties clarify what can be done to accelerate the process of improving relations, normalizing the activities of the Embassy of the two countries in Moscow and Washington.

The previous US State Department said the meeting discussed the number of diplomats, visas and banking services for them. “There is no issue related to political or security. The issue of Ukraine is not in the agenda,” the US State Department spokesman said.

The relationship between Moscow and Washington under Joe Biden was the lowest since the Cold War, when the United States and its allies endeavor to set up the Union to support Ukraine and isolate Russia. The White House policy changed quickly after Mr. Trump took office.

The Trump administration is promoting restoring relations with Russia, expressing at the phone talk with the Kremlin boss to discuss the war of Ukraine without consulting with Kiev or Europe. The delegation of the two sides met in Saudi Arab on February 18, exchanging many issues, including economic cooperation.