A senior Moscow official says the Kremlin welcomes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The president-elect had said the Russian leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin stopped short of that, saying it could only happen after he takes office.

Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being set up between him and Vladimir Putin to end the “bloody mess” of the war in Ukraine.

Trump said a meeting between himself and Putin was being set up, however, Putin's spokesman said Moscow had received no requests to set up a meeting.

Donald Trump has revealed that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The incoming US president gave no timeline for when the head-to-head might take place but has previously promised to end the war in Ukraine ‘in 24 hours’.

Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort, the incoming US president claimed talks with Russia over the Ukraine war were in the works - and shared his thoughts on a friendly exchange with political rival Barack Obama on Thursday.

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is being prepared, though no specific date for the talks has been mentioned. Source: Reuters Details: During a speech to Republican governors at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida,

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday says preparations are already underway for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said the pair would discuss the war in Ukraine.

Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when the meeting might take place. "He wants to meet and we are setting it up," he said in remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Keith Kellogg, Trump's envoy to Ukraine and Russia, told Fox News about the president-elect's plans to "save Ukraine."

Ukraine has been given 30,000 drones by Nato countries and a $500m (£409m) military support package from the US – but experts have warned that it will not be enough to cope with Russian aggression, especially if Ukrainian support plummets after Donald Trump takes office.