MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. Dialogue with the United States on the Ukrainian issue can be conducted on different platforms, but everything depends on its content and the approach of the team of US President-elect Donald Trump are important, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS.

"In order to discuss this issue, it is necessary, first of all, to understand what is the position of the future US administration on this issue. What we hear, in many aspects, categorically does not and cannot clash with our approach. Dialogue can be conducted on different platforms and in different formats. The question is not where the relevant representatives can come for this contact, but the question is about the content. It is not clear yet what approaches the Trump administration will take in this regard," he said when asked whether the Russian side was ready to meet with the Americans on neutral territory to discuss the Ukrainian issue.

Throughout the election campaign, Trump repeatedly said he would seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis before taking office.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously listed the conditions for resolving the conflict, including the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbass and Novorossiya, Kiev's refusal to join NATO, the lifting of all Western sanctions against Moscow, and the establishment of Ukraine's non-aligned and nuclear-free status.