The Kremlin has officially reacted after the phone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the latter have instructed their teams to begin work on organizing the summit between them.

Wednesday's call marked the first official conversation between U.S. and Russian leaders since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. Trump has since signaled that he is "okay" with keeping Ukraine out of NATO and suggested that Kiev is unlikely to regain all the territory it has lost to Russia over the past decade. Trump also noted that the presidents had exchanged invitations to visit each other's countries.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Peskov described the phone call as “a very important conversation.” “Against the backdrop of what has been happening for several years, there have been no contacts at the highest level between Moscow and Washington,” he said.

Unlike the administration of former US President Joe Biden, which believed that "everything must be done to ensure the continuation of the war," the Trump team apparently "holds the view that everything must be done to stop the war and for peace to prevail," Peskov said.

"We are much more impressed by the current administration's position and are open to dialogue," the spokesperson stressed.

Peskov added that the leaders would remain in touch regarding a summit. "They will focus on a specific meeting; they also agreed to immediately give instructions to the relevant assistants to begin the relevant work."

At the same time, Peskov declined to reveal which side had initiated the dialogue, while clarifying that there was no agreement on whether Trump would come to Moscow to participate in the Victory Parade to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.