Putin takes Trump's comments on ending Ukraine conflict seriously

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he took seriously comments by US presidential candidate Donald Trump that he could bring about a quick end to the fighting in Ukraine.

"The fact that Mr. Trump as a presidential candidate is saying that he is ready and wants to stop the war in Ukraine, we take that quite seriously," Putin said at a press conference in Astana, adding that he was "not familiar" with Trump's specific proposals.

AFP