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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he had been briefed on the results of talks between Russian and US delegations in Riyadh and gave a positive assessment of the negotiations.
"The assessment is positive," Putin told reporters when asked about the Russian-US talks, adding that the meeting was friendly.
The Russian delegation told that from the US side there were those who were open to cooperation, the Russian president added.
The purpose and agenda of the conversation at the meeting in Riyadh was to restore trust between Russia and the United States, Putin pointed out.
Russia and the United States are working on the issues of economy, energy, space and other areas, Putin said.
The Russian president, commenting on Tuesday's meeting between Russia and the US in Riyadh, mentioned that the sides have taken the first step to resume work in various areas of mutual interest, including the Middle East.
"We have other issues, the economy, and our joint work in the global energy markets, space, of course... All of this was the subject of discussion, consideration at the meeting in Riyadh," Putin told reporters.
During the telephone conversation US President Donald Trump said that Washington assumes that negotiations will take place with the participation of both Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said.
"As for the negotiation process, President Trump told me during a telephone conversation, and I can confirm this, that, of course, the United States assumes that the negotiation process will take place with the participation of both Russia and Ukraine. No one excludes Ukraine from this process," Putin told reporters.
Putin said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump has begun to receive objective information.
"When he [Trump] started receiving information — objective information — he changed his position. This information has changed his approach," Putin said.
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