MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump`s calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for `mutually respectful` dialogue with him.

The US leader had on Wednesday threatened fresh sanctions on Moscow if Russia did not strike a deal to end its nearly three-year campaign against Ukraine.

Expectations are high that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump will soon hold a phone call to discuss the conflict, after the Republican pledged on the campaign trail to bring a swift end to the fighting.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was `ready for equal, mutually respectful dialogue.` `We are waiting for signals, which we have not yet received,` he added. Trump has not said publicly how he sees the contours of a potential peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.

Putin has outlined maximalist demands that include the Ukrainian withdrawal from parts of its own territory still under Kyiv`s control.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has meanwhile ruled out territorial concessions, though has said he would consider trying to secure the return of land captured by Russia through `diplomatic` means.

Kyiv is also demanding security guarantees from Nato and the United States along with the deployment of Western, including American, peacekeeping troops.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump on Wednesday told Putin to make a deal `now` and threatened `high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions` on Moscow. Trump said he was `not looking to hurt Russia` and had `always had a very good relationship with President Putin,` a leader for whom he has expressed admiration in the past.-AFP