Putin congratulates Trump and says he's 'ready' to engage in dialogue

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : "When asked by a forum moderator if he was ready for discussions with Trump, Putin responded: "We are ready.
50% : Answering questions at the end of a lengthy speech, Putin said he wanted to "take this opportunity to congratulate [Trump] on his election as president of the United States.
28% : Putin also cautioned that "political forces" in Washington had blocked Trump from his pledges to improve relations with Moscow during his previous term.
7% : Trump has criticized the scale of U.S. aid to Ukraine -- which has surpassed $100 billion since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 -- feeding fears in Kyiv and the European Union that Trump intends to impose peace largely on Moscow's terms.

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