Local media on Friday quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that it is still early to discuss prospects for improving Russia-US relations.
He said the Russian president Putin still stands ready and open for dialogue with the US President-elect Donald Trump but time arranging would come later, said the spokesman.
The spokesman recalled that during the election campaign, Trump had mentioned his intention to contact Putin personally, Xinhua news agency reported.
Meanwhile, on Thursday Putin stated that he would be prepared for negotiations with Trump and congratulated him over the win in the US presidential elections.
When answering a question at the plenary session of the annual meeting of the Russian think tank Valdai in Sochi about whether he is ready to talk with Trump, the Russian leader said, "ready".
"I wish to welcome him on the occasion of his election as the president of the United States," he said while adding that Russia will cooperate with any head of state whom American people trust.
Still and considerably, Putin let it be known that - in large measure - the ball is still in the court of the United States.
"Because we have not spoiled relations with them, we have not introduced any restrictions or sanctions against them. We do not contribute to any armed conflict being ignited in territories close to them. We have never sought this, and in practice, I want to emphasize this, we have never allowed ourselves to do this," said Putin.
"It is unclear why the United States allows itself to do this.". I hope they will eventually come to the realization that it is better not to do this if we don't want some global conflicts. The President-elect of the United States, Mr. Trump, has spoken in a similar vein. Let's see how this will actually work, bearing in mind that the institution of the president in the United States is somehow bound by certain obligations. It is somehow bounded by those people who helped him be on that top, he added.
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