Putin 'awaits Trump’s call’ to discuss Ukraine crisis and US, Russia relations

but from the outset I can tell you that his behavior when there was an attempt on his life you know I was impressed he's a courageous person and it's not just about the hand he raised and uh his school to fight for their common values and ideals of course there was a Russ of adrenaline but a person shows their true color in these emergencies and this is precisely one of those cases and I think he acquitted himself admirably in a valiant fashion as a man thing I don't know what's going to happen right now during

his new presidency because this is going to be his last presidency whatever he does it's up to him to decide but what he been saying publicly up until now you know I would be Lo to comment on what was said during the Electoral campaign because you know that was uh a deliberate thing to fight for votes but regardless what he said about his uh desire to rebuild relations with Russia to facilitate an end to the Ukrainian crisis I think this deserves attention at the very least and I would like to take this opportunity to offer

my congratulations on his election as president of the United States as I said before we're are going to work with any head of state that is going to Garner the trust of the American people and this is what's going to happen in trust in practice and if he does what he has been promising you know uh before the inauguration if he makes a phone call if he says Vladimir let's meet you know I wouldn't be I don't think it would be beneath me to call him myself so you're you're willing willing to talk to Trump

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