In a key development in global politics, Russian President Putin said US-Russia ties are stabilising, praised Donald Trump, and expressed interest in meeting him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded Donald Trump as a “courageous” leader who “cheated death twice,” referring to the former U.S. president’s survival of past assassination attempts and recent threats.

U.S. President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday he will consider providing more of the Patriot missiles that Ukraine needs to defend against mounting Russian strikes, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin "really has to end that war".