Amidst President Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russia, Vladmir Putin offered the opportunity for U.S. businesses to re-engage in Russia as one of his primary bargaining chips in peace negotiations, an apparent “concession” to America.

SCIUTTO: Before we get to the elections question, I want to ask your reaction to President Trump blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion. As a Ukrainian who has suffered through this war and had your life threatened by ongoing Russian attacks,

Vladimir Putin said he’ll gladly meet with Donald Trump as Ukraine’s leader warned that the US president is being taken in by Russian propaganda.

Negotiators sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin to broker an end to the Ukraine war are likely to play hardball in future negotiations with their American counterparts whom they perceive as weak,

Vladimir Putin has said that normal diplomatic ties have been restored between Russia and the United States. "The constant expulsion of diplomats from Washington and Moscow does not lead to anything good," Putin said according to RIA Novosti, Russian state-owned media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed Russia's readiness to resume negotiations to end the war against Ukraine, according to TASS and RIA-Novosti. The Kremlin leader "positively assessed" the talks between American and Russian delegations in Riyadh.