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Putin certain that in case of meeting with Trump they will have much to talk about

The Russian leader specified that he was ready to talk to the US president-elect at any time and would agree to meet with him

MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed the certainty that he will have a great deal to talk about with US President-elect Donald Trump, if and when they meet.

"If we ever have a meeting with President-elect Mr. Trump, I am sure we will have a great deal to talk about," Putin told a combined year-end question-and-answer session and press conference.

Putin specified that he was ready to talk to the US president-elect at any time and would agree to meet with him.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow was ready for contacts with Washington on settling the Ukrainian crisis, but had not yet received any serious proposals from Trump's team yet. Zakharova noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry recently received many questions about Russia's readiness to communicate with Trump and his future administration.