Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump was also fond of imposing sanctions during his first term and Moscow sees nothing new in the president's latest ultimatum. "We do not see any particular new elements here," Peskov told Russian media Thursday, Politico.eu reported. "He likes these methods, at least he liked them during his first presidency."

The Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke on Thursday about the "readiness for dialogue with the United States." He remarked, "We are waiting for signals from Washington, but so far none have arrived.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke on Thursday about Russia's "readiness for dialogue with the United States." We are waiting for signals from Washington, but so far, none have arrived," he said. The Kremlin officially reacted for the first time to American President Donald Trump's announcements regarding talks with Vladimir Putin.