Russia is ready for a "mutually respectful" dialogue with the USA's newly elected president Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin.
On Wednesday, Trump threatened new sanctions against Russia if the country does not agree to a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
We remain ready for dialogue, for equal, mutually respectful dialogue, says the Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitrij Peskov on Thursday.
He claims that there was nothing particularly new in Trump's statement on Wednesday. However, it is clear since Trump's first presidential period that he "liked" sanctions.
Donald Trump and Russia's president Vladimir Putin are expected to talk on the phone in the coming days.
