kyiv, Ukraine — Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and injured 13 others in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa and that the head of foreign policy of the European Union spoke with the head of foreign policy of the European Union. in kyiv after the change of American leadership.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow and Washington were “exchanging signals” on Ukraine through “closed channels.” He did not specify whether the communication was with the current administration or with Trump and members of his new administration.

Russia is ready to listen to Trump’s proposals on Ukraine, provided they are “ideas on how to move forward on settlements, not on injecting more aid of all kinds in the kyiv regime”. Ryabkov said in an interview with Russia’s official Interfax news agency on Saturday.

In kyiv, Foreign Minister Andrei Sybiha told reporters that Ukraine was ready to work with the Trump administration.

“Remember that President (Volodymyr) Zelensky was one of the first world leaders … to greet President Trump,” he said. “It was a sincere conversation (and) an exchange of thoughts regarding further cooperation.”

“Also during the telephone conversation, further steps to establish communication between the teams were discussed and this work has also started. Therefore, we are open to further cooperation and I am sure that a unified goal aimed at achieving a just peace that unites us all,” Sybiha said.

Sybiha appeared alongside EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who said her visit was aimed at highlighting the European Union’s support for Ukraine.

“This support remains unwavering. This support is absolutely necessary so that you can continue to defend yourself against Russian aggression,” he said.