The Kremlin has been discussing Donald Trump's claims that a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin is being set up. Meanwhile, Russian elites are concerned with Vladimir Putin's efforts to wage a full-scale war in Ukraine.

Donald Trump said talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were in the works and while the president-elect provided no timeline, he stressed that his preference would be for after his Jan. 20 inauguration.

Donald Trump has revealed that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The incoming US president gave no timeline for when the head-to-head might take place but has previously promised to end the war in Ukraine ‘in 24 hours’.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders.

Ahead of Trump's inauguration on January 20, the President-elect has said he is planning a meeting with Russia's leader, which the Kremlin has denied.

President-elect Donald Trump promises to bring peace to Ukraine shortly after he takes office on Jan. 20. Many speculate that he will pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s leader, to accept ceasefire terms heavily favorable to Russia.

President-elect Trump said late Thursday that a meeting is in the works with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: Trump said on the campaign trail that he would swiftly end the nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office.

President-elect of the USA, Donald Trump, said on Thursday that he is preparing a meeting with Vladimir Putin, and Putin wants to meet with him. "We have to get that war over with," he declared. – President Putin wants to meet.

President-elect Donald Trump said a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is being set up, raising the prospect that the incoming US leader could push to start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to mediate the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Trump has criticized Biden's approach to the war, vowing to push for renewed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine once he assumes office.