Moscow Still Open to Talks With US, Kremlin Says After Trump Election Win

‘Russia will work with the new administration. ... Our terms have not changed and are well-known,’ a spokeswoman for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at Gostiny Dvor exhibition hall in central Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 14, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP via Getty Images

Moscow is still prepared to hold talks with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, after former president Donald Trump secured a fresh four-year term in the White House.

Speaking to reporters on Nov. 6, Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin “has repeatedly said that he is open to a constructive dialogue [with Washington] based on justice, equality, and mutual respect for each other’s concerns.”