Kremlin confirms readiness for Putin-Trump talks, outlines precondition

He said this in a comment to Pavel Zarubin, the host of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program on the propaganda TV channel Rossiya 1.

Yuri Ushakov stated that the Kremlin is still ready for a Russian-American summit involving Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

"For now, there are no specific timelines, but the readiness in principle to hold a meeting, provided it is prepared in advance by experts, remains," he said.

• On October 16, Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin and announced that he had arranged a meeting with him in Budapest.

• On October 23, the American president announced that he had canceled the planned summit and expressed hope that the Russian dictator and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would become more sensible.

• Later, the U.S. leader noted that he is ready to meet with Putin on the condition that he is confident an agreement to end the war in Ukraine can be reached.