Moscow is open to dialogue with the administration of Donald Trump on the Ukrainian conflict. This was announced today, January 20, by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow sees a small window of opportunity to forge agreements with the new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, the Interfax news agency reported.

President Trump said Tuesday it was likely he would impose additional sanctions on Russia if it did not come to the negotiating table to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. “Sounds likely,” Trump said of potential sanctions on Moscow.

The President of the United States fails to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours as he promised multiple times during his campaign. One month before the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, newly elected President of the United States,

Sounds likely,” he said. “We’re talking to Zelenskyy. He would like to have peace. But it takes two to tango. We‘re going to be talking with President Putin very soon, and we’ll see what –— how it all happens.