❗️ Key takeaways from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin: ▪️A personal meeting between Putin and US President Donald Trump is a good idea ▪️Russia has never refused contacts with the US, they were interrupted by Washington ▪️Under President Joe Biden, the US imposed many sanctions against Russia, shooting itself in the foot ▪️If Trump had won the 2020 US presidential election, the current crisis in Ukraine could have been avoided ▪️Trump is unlikely to make decisions on sanctions against Russia that will harm the US economy itself ▪️Russia has many points of contact with the current US administration ▪️Both too high and too low energy prices bad for both Russia and the US ▪️Zelensky's ban on dialogue with Russia makes possible negotiations illegitimate ▪️Serious Russia-Ukraine talks are hardly possible given Zelensky’s ban ▪️Kiev's sponsors will soon force Zelensky to lift the ban on negotiations with Russia