Kremlin stated on Tuesday that Russia continues its dialogue with the United States Despite President Donald Trump’s threats to impose secondary sanctions on Russian oil if Moscow does not work to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump, who said this week was “pissed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Monday that he wanted the Kremlin leader to make an agreement to stop the conflict in Ukraine.

Asked about these latest Trump statements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “We continue our contacts with the American side. The issue is very complicated. The substance we are discussing about Ukrainian arrangement is very complicated. This requires a great deal of extra effort. “

It is recalled that Moscow has currently refused to sign a broader ceasefire such as the one proposed by Trump.

Open Russia in restoring relationships with Finland

Also the Kremlin stated today that the Putin is open to the idea of ​​restoring relationships between Finland and Russia, which have been affected after Finland’s accession to NATO.

On Monday, Finnish President Alexander Stubb – who has repeatedly warned of the need to be harsh with Russia and take the threat he says he was – told his British counterpart, Kir Starmer, that Helsinki had to “be prepared”.

Asked about Stubb’s comments, the Kremlin spokesman told reporters on Tuesday that the two countries had strong ties before Finland and Sweden decided to join NATO.

“We had no problem with them. There was mutual beneficial cooperation. The companies of the two countries received dividends and benefits because of this cooperation, “Peskov said, accusing Helsinki and Stockholm of now” dragging NATO’s military infrastructure on their territory “.

“Both Finland and Sweden preferred to reduce these relationships virtually to zero. This is, unfortunately, the sad state of our relationships we see now, “he said.

“But President Putin has repeatedly said that our country is open to normalizing relations with those who wish,” Peskov concluded.