- India,
- 25-Mar-2025 09:36 AM IST
US-Russia Relations: More than 3 years have passed since the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Many efforts are being made at the global level to end this war. US President Donald Trump is constantly trying to end this war as soon as possible. Trump also recently held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding this. Now Putin has taken a step which is being considered an important step towards reducing tensions between Russia and America.The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted a portrait of him to Donald Trump. The incident came to light when Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin. The meeting was part of the talks held as part of efforts to end the ongoing war in Ukraine.Trump's envoy meets PutinRussian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed that Vladimir Putin had gifted this portrait to Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow earlier this month. However, he declined to comment further on the matter. During this meeting, there was an intense discussion between Russian officials and the US envoy about ceasefire and peace talks.Trump's reactionDonald Trump has given his reaction to this gift. In an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Witkoff said that the US President was clearly very impressed by the picture given by Putin. Donald Trump described this gift as "beautiful" and saw it as a positive sign.Impact on Russia-US relationsExperts believe that this gift could be an important diplomatic step towards reducing tensions between the two countries. This indicates that the channels of communication between Russia and America are still open and both sides can move towards a ceasefire. However, it will be important to see how effective this initiative is in ending the war.