Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Xinhua/VNA

"It is possible to do everything upon wish. We have never abandoned this wish," TASS news agency quoted President Putin as responding to a question about the possibility for Russia and the United States to normalize their relations.

"If we see that the situation changes in a way that there are opportunities and prospects for building relations with other countries, then we are ready for that. It is not a question of us but it’s a question of them. But this should be without detriment to interests of the Russian Federation," Putin emphasized.

“And if we will build relations with someone, we will build them only on the basis of the interests of the Russian state," Putin said, speaking about the prospect for Russia to normalize relations with the West.