Russian President Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. election, praised him for showing courage when a gunman tried to assassinate him, and said Moscow was ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect.

Russians close to the Kremlin voiced optimism that Donald J. Trump could help end the war in Ukraine on Russia’s terms. Vladimir V. Putin said Mr. Trump’s remarks on ending the war “deserve attention.

Trump has criticized U.S. aid to Ukraine and praised Russian President Vladimir Putin. But it was under Trump's administration, in 2017, that the U.S. first sent weapons to Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the next president of the US and said Russia was ready to speak with him.

With the reelection of Donald Trump, Ukraine may soon have to adjust to a dramatic reduction in US support that could have a decisive impact on the war with Russia.

Kremlin officials and allies celebrated as Donald Trump closed in on victory in the 2024 election. In a post on Telegram on Wednesday, Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and senior security official,

New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the U.