In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.
When Trump held a lengthy phone call with Putin last week, it was taken as a signal in Kyiv and other European capitals that their alliance to contain Moscow was fraying.
Russia's stock market surged on Thursday following President Donald Trump's announcement that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone about ceasefire negotiati