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.

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. Whatever the next four years will bring,

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.

Trump said on Sunday: "I will end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East and prevent World War III from happening."

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.

Donald Trump plans to have a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the first days after his inauguration as President of the United States, CNN reported. Preparations for the conversation and potential meeting have been underway for several weeks.

Donald Trump plans to have a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the first days after his inauguration as President of the USA, reported CNN. Preparations for the conversation and potential meeting have been underway for several weeks.