Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking office hours before Trump's inauguration in Washington and said he was open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was open to dialogue with the new Trump administration on the conflict in Ukraine, as he welcomed what he said was the president-elect's attitude toward preventing a third world war.

Putin's comments show a sharp change in the Kremlin's stance back in November when they refused to congratulate Trump on his victory, stating the US being "unfriendly" to Russia as the reason.

Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump and said he was open to dialogue with the new US administration on Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is open to dialogue with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to incoming President Donald Trump on his inauguration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his congratulations to U.S.-President elect Donald Trump on Monday, just hours before Trump was set to be sworn in for a second term in office. “We hear [Trump’s] statements on the need to prevent World War III.

As Donald Trump prepares to be inaugurated for his second term as US president - thousands of his supporters are descending on Washington for a second inauguration today, but officials in Kiev have is

Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on taking office, adding that he is ‘open to dialogue’ about his bloodshed in Ukraine, which nears the three-year mark. Russia’s president said: ‘Moscow is open to dialogue with the new US administration on the Ukrainian conflict.